Curated Video
Birth of the Lone Star State
Today, Texas is famous around the world as being the most American state of them all – but it once belonged to Mexico. For almost a decade, it was an independent republic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inventions from War: Vietnam War
Learn more about technology in the Vietnam War.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: The Vietnam War
Learn more about the Vietnam War and its consequences.
Wonderscape
History Kids: The War of 1812
In this video, the teacher provides a comprehensive overview of the War of 1812, discussing its causes, major battles, and its effects. The video emphasizes the perspectives of different groups involved, including the American...
Curated Video
Dred Scott: Suing for Freedom
Dred Scott went to the US Supreme Court to sue for his freedom. The Court ruled that Black people were “inferior beings” with no Constitutional rights. This decision helped spark the American Civil War.
Independent Producers
Memories from Japanese Internment During World War II
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans of Japanese descent were taken away to internment camps. The terrible conditions they lived in during internment were only surpassed by the shock and humiliation the people...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Compromise of 1850
Learn more about the Compromise of 1850 and the events leading up to the American Civil War.
Curated Video
John Rollin Ridge: the Native American Novelist Like No Other
We've had some great American Novelists? You've read some of them in school, right? But one writer you've probably never heard of is John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel about a fictitious...
Curated Video
Women of the Civil War
Women weren’t just spectators of the American Civil War – they played a vital role in the home, the workplace, the battlefield and beyond.
Bedtime History
Marquis de Lafayette and the American Revolution
Marquis de Lafayette played a key role in the American Revolution. Born in France to a noble family, Lafayette strongly supported the American colonists’ desire to gain independence from Britain, one of his own country’s enemies. So,...
Bedtime History
The American Revolution
The American Revolution is America’s founding story, told and retold for generations. The founding generation of Americans, led by such famous names as Washington, Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson, are credited with leading the American...
60 Second Histories
The Zulu Wars - part 2
This video gives an introduction to the invasion of Zululand by the British and the terrible massacre at the battle of Isandlwana
Vlogbrothers
What Caused the War? Ukraine and Russia in Historical Context
In which John explores historical and political context to understand what caused the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine| and how we arrived at this awful now.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: World War II: Germany
Learn more about the aftereffects of World War II on Germany.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
What if the Cold War Wasn't So Cold?
Learn what a war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union-both in possession of nuclear weapons-could have looked like.
Amphio
A challenge to peace
BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses how Beethoven's Ninth has the power to make peace in a warring world if only people would listen.
Cerebellum
America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 - Hay-bunau-varilla Treaty (1903)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video focuses on documents...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Normandy Invasion, overview
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray explain the invasion routes of the Allies and the German defenses in northern France during the Normandy Invasion of World War II using infographics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Medical Inventions from War: The American Civil War
Learn more about how amputation of injured limbs saved the lives of soldiers during the American Civil War.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aftereffects of War: The American Civil War
Learn more about the aftereffects of the American Civil War and how the War changed the way Americans thought about death, religion, and race.
60 Second Histories
English Civil War: A Royalist Soldier
A Royalist soldier gives his point of view and explains why he follows the King
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Inventions from War: The Cold War
Learn about inventions that were created during the Cold War, such as the Internet and different kinds of military equipment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Medication Innovations from War: The Cold War
Learn more about medical innovations that date to the Cold War.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Reconstruction Explained in 5 Questions
Learn more about the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War.