A&E Television
History.com: Conestoga Wagon Videos: Cumberland Gap
Brian Unger explores the Cumberland Gap and the mysteries behind it. [2:32]
A&E Television
History.com: Voting Rights Act of 1965
Learn of the events leading to The Voting Rights Act which was one of the most expansive pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. It greatly reduced the disparity between black and white voters in the U.S. by amending...
A&E Television
History.com: Aztecs
Video covering the Aztec Empire, achievements, and culture. [2:26]
A&E Television
History.com: Charlie Chaplin Leaves the u.s.
Suspected of communist activity, famous film actor Charlie Chaplin fled the U.S. for his London home in 1952. Listen to a brief broadcast announcing this news. [39 secs]
A&E Television
History.com: George Edward Pickett
The History Channel provides a very brief biography of George Edward Pickett, highlighting his role in the Battle of Gettysburg. From Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia. [2:53]
A&E Television
History.com: Drawn History: What Is Domino Theory?
Domino Theory, which governed much of U.S. foreign policy beginning in the early 1950s, held that a Communist victory in one nation would quickly lead to a chain reaction of Communist takeovers in neighboring states. [0:58]
A&E Television
History.com: Henry Ford
Although Ford is an important figure in the history of America, he is also a controversial one. Review his accomplishments as well as his altercations. [3:18]
A&E Television
History.com: Dust Bowl
A video clip featuring the agricultural phenomenon that became known as the Dust Bowl. Shows the massive dust clouds that began in the Great Plains and reached clear across the United States to New York, causing millions of people to...