History Hit
Voices of the Victims: Romeo Vecht: Remembering the holocaust
How did Dr. Vecht come to have a certain stamp and what was unique about it? Why is it important for himie to tell these stories? Voices of the Victims: Romeo Vecht, Part 2
60 Second Histories
The Zulu Wars - part 1
This video gives an introduction to Zululand in Africa and its people.
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage, shopkeeper in store with empty shelves, boxcar factory, man collecting cigarette butts on the street, men digging peat, animated graphics showing commodity production in Europe.
Curated Video
Voting in Ancient Athens
The United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different process.
Curated Video
Creating Community for Bereaved People
Part 6/6 of the Businesses out of the Ashes series: The video features an interview with a woman who shares her personal story of loss and how she and her husband turned their tragedy into a mission to help others. They started a...
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: German refugees in the UK
Jewish refugees arrive in the UK, money is given to them, refugees eating in large dining hall / refugee children, teens given training on farm.
NPR
Farming and Vets
Nearly 4,000 Vermont veterans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Many veterans are still dealing with the invisible wounds of war. Some of them, however, have begun to find healing through farming. One veteran who is raising...
Curated Video
The Bloodiest Race Riot in US History
It began as a protest against the Conscription Act of 1863 – but quickly descended into the bloodiest race riot in US history. So why did New York’s White working class kill at least 120 people during the New York Draft Riots?
60 Second Histories
The beginning of the reign of Henry VII
A Tudor lady talks about the early Tudor years with the continuation of the Wars of the Roses and the Irish/Yorkist army crossing the Pennines to put an end to the Tudors
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: What is Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3
Step Back History
Was the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified?
In August of 1945, we as a species entered into a new age. In many ways we achieved technological miracles orders of magnitude greater than our ancestors could ever imagine. We are also now living in the only period in our species’...
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two
After the Great War of 1914-18, European powers were desperate to avoid another conflict of that scale. But just 20 years later, they found themselves plunged into catastrophe on an even greater scale. The outbreak of World War Two has...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
Curated Video
How to Start a Successful Small Business
Part 3/3 of the Rising Tide Capital series: The video features Alfa Demmellash, the co-founder of Rising Tide Capital, a nonprofit organization that helps struggling mom-and-pop entrepreneurs get loans, run their businesses, and improve...
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Refugees displaced by Spanish Civil War
War in Spain, refugees waiting to get into France.
Independent Producers
Hiroshima's Legacy of Doubt
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan ended World War II in 1945. At the time, Americans were happy the war was over and some people even wanted to drop more atomic bombs. This radio story describes how Americans’...
Independent Producers
Judging Joseph McCarthy
Senator Joseph McCarthy led a crusade against Soviet spies he believed were operating in the United States government. He called Democrats "soft" on the war on communism. This audio story describes why the American public's view of...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: World War II: China
Learn more about the impact of World War II on China's history.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Nazi persecution of the German Jewish population
Crowds on the street, stormtroopers painting Star of David on shop window, inside pulling out sheet music written by Jewish composers.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: German refugees in the UK
Jewish refugees arrive in the UK, money is given to them, refugees eating in large dining hall / refugee children, teens given training on farm.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany
Truck at road checkpoint, train station, German ID card with J indicating Jewish checked, Jewish refugees flee to Holland, Belgium, France, and Swizterland.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: The Korean War: The Korean Peninsula
Learn more about the consequences of the Korean War.
History Hit
West Africa Before the Europeans: Europeans early arrival
How did Europeans slowly arrive early on in West Africa? How politically diverse was West Africa? West Africa Before the Europeans, Part 4
Curated Video
What Role Can Business Play in Stabilizing Communities?
Part 2/3 of the Rising Tide Capital series: The video is about Alfa Demmellash and Alex Forrester, the founders of Rising Tide Capital. They share their personal stories, discuss the transformative role of education, and their...