Espresso Media
Garwin: The Independent "Professors of War" During Vietnam
Garwin part 7/11: This video discusses the role of the Jasons, a group of academic scientists who provide independent and technical advice to various branches of the government. It explores their involvement in the Vietnam War and the...
Mr. Beat
War Hawks and Chicken Hawks
The ones in charge who often push for war almost always never experienced combat first hand. Produced by Matt Beat. All rights reserved. All music by Electric Needle Room. All images in the public domain.
Curated Video
Vietnam, Cu Chi Tunnels from the Vietnam's War
The Cu Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tet Offensive in 1968. In order to combat better-supplied American and South Vietnamese forces...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1972
The 47th Presidential election in American history took place on November 7, 1972. It was the first one in which Americans aged 18 to 20 could vote in, thanks to the recent passage of the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. Richard Nixon...
Mr. Beat
The Lyndon Johnson Song
By day, Matt Beat is a middle school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the...
Weird History
The Tragedy Behind Twilight Zone: The Movie
One of the worst movie set accidents ever occurred during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The film is now mainly remembered for its tragic behind the scenes story. Steven Spielberg decided to make the hit television show into a...
Weird History
Tragedy Behind 'Burst of Joy' Photo
On March 13, 1973, photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder captured the moment that Vietnam war veteran and POW Lt. Col. Robert Stirm was reunited with his family. Stirm had been held in Vietnam for nearly six years, and this photograph came to...
Curated Video
Vietnam Veterans
Shunned by society and ignored by the government. This is the untold story of the Vietnam veterans left to endure the mental and physical scars they’d suffered alone.
Professor Dave Explains
Lyndon B. Johnson: A Tragic Figure (1963 – 1969)
Lyndon Johnson ascended to the presidency upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was a large, imposing man, who had been an influential Senate Majority Leader and Vice President. And as President, it is difficult to say whether he...
Curated Video
The Vietnam War, the beginning, 1964
The America fighting communist regime of North Vietnam backed by China and USSR to save democracy in that region. They obliged french and took the war on themselves.
Step Back History
How The Vietnam War Birthed a Generation of White Terrorists
Born in the fires of Vietnam, the White Power movement decided in 1983 to overthrow the government of the United States. But to do so, you need recruits, weapons, organization, and money. This is how they tried to build it.
Weird History
Life of Viet Nam POWs
Although the Vietnam conflict lasted for 20 years - from 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in 1975 - the United States government never officially declared war. Over 3 million people perished in the conflict, and hundreds of American and...
Curated Video
Cold War
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
The Wall Street Journal
The Museum As Mirror
How do museums reflect on key cultural moments in our society? What are the challenges that curators face as they incorporate those interpretations into the museum-going experience?
Curated Video
First Battle of Vietnam: Ia Drang | Animated History
In the early days of direct American involvement in the Vietnam War, strategists planned to use their growing air capabilities to overcome the challenges of operating in the jungles of Vietnam. These innovative tactics were put to the...
Curated Video
Comunismo
This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Mr. Beat
New York Times Co. v. United States
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara creates the Vietnam Study Task Force at the Pentagon to create a study of the Vietnam War, which, by the way, was raging on the time with no end in sight. This study was to remain classified but...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1968
The 46th Presidential election in American history took place on November 5, 1968. Sure, President Lyndon Johnson kicked butt in the 1964 election, but what a difference four years makes. In case you didn't know, the 1960s were probably...
Weird History
What The Original Woodstock Was Like
In the peace- and love-themed summer of '69, giant music festivals became a standard event for the younger generation to experience rock-and-roll, hallucinogens, and the predictable chaos from cramming thousands of intoxicated people...
Weird History
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock National Anthem
Woodstock 1969 can be seen as the crowning event of the decade's free love movement, and its cultural impact spans generations. The shining star of the event turned out to be Jimi Hendrix's national anthem performance. His electric...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Presents: Key Points on The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Overview of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which led to the United States' becoming directly involved in the Vietnam War.
History Hit
A history of protest
In January 1968, the start of the Tet Offensive by North Vietnamese communist troops sent waves of anger and anguish across the home front and sparked the most intense period of anti-war protests seen in the ‘60s. By this time, anti-war...
Curated Video
Communism
This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Protest Music of the Vietnam War
In protest against the Vietnam War - one of the most divisive conflicts in US history - American musicians wrote and performed hundreds of songs calling for peace and criticising the US government’s handling of the war.