Students can gain an understanding of historical events by viewing events that happened today in a certain year. Browse through what happened today in the context of Civil War, Cold War, Old West, WWII, Vietnam history, and more! Online...

A comprehensive overview of the "102 minutes that changed America". Content includes a timeline and radio broadcasts, and detailed information on the three target areas of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, PA. Also...

Watch an animated version of General Sherman's March through the South during the Civil War in 1864 and 1865. Click on the boxes to get more information. [3:27]

The History Channel presents a video on the history behind Black History Month with numerous links to videos of key events, biographies of famous African Americans, the history of Civil Rights, and much more. The audio and video clips...

The History Channel offers a comprehensive look at the struggle for Civil Rights beginning with the earliest black immigrants in the 1400s to African American gains in the late 20th century. Links to related video clips are included. [2:33]

Resource for finding extensive information on Martin Luther King, Jr. Explore his life through videos, biographical details, historical moments, and more. [2:33]

A good summary of child labor in the United States and the development of the child labor laws. [1:56]

For over 60 years, Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of Americans to the United States. Explore the legacy of this symbol of American immigration. [2:39]

The incredible story of Todd Beamer's call to GTE Operator and the heroism on Flight 93.

A good outline covering the developments leading up to Reconstruction, the events as it progressed, and how this period of history ended. Accompanied by a video entitled 'The Failure of Reconstruction'. [2:35]

Video looks at the history of slavery in America including how it started, the impact that the invention of the cotton gin had on slavery, abolition, the slavery debate as the nation expanded westward, the Civil War, and the aftermath of...

A detailed account of the Abolitionist Movement, and the roles certain men and women took to ensure the liberation of all slaves. Hear of Reverend John Rankin's freedom lantern, William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator and John Brown's...

A brief video on the passing of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial discrimination in the United States. [2:57]

What happened during the Boston Tea Party? These ten facts might come as a surprise. [1:50]

A video illustrates the historic fall of the Roman Empire. [3:12]

A video that looks at what scientists know about meteorites. What can meteorites tell us about Earth? [2:59]

Audio content of LBJ's speech on the day he signed the Medicare bill. Includes a quote from this speech and a brief explanation of the political background surrounding the passage of the bill. [1:52]

This History Channel provides an audio clip of Spiro Agnew's resignation from the Vice Presidency. A brief background is also included. [2:00]

Explains how the Civil War began when Fort Sumter was attacked on April 12, 1861. [1:00]

History Channel episode on the hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas in 1900. Informational text with facts and history of the Galveston hurricane accompanied by a brief video explaining the science of hurricanes. [2:30]

Information about the federal prison on Alcatraz Island including the following subheadings: Early Years as a Military Prison: 1850s-1933, Doing Time as a Federal Prison: 1934-63, Famous Inmates, Escape Attempts from Alcatraz, and The...

Discusses the sharecropping system that emerged during Reconstruction after the Civil War. With sharecropping, black families would rent small plots of land in return for a portion of their crop, to be given to the landowner at the end...

A brief video illustrates the tragic events of the bloodiest battle that occurred in just a single day during the American Civil War. [3:00]

This video from the History Channel provides a biographical account of Boris Yeltsin, Soviet and Russian political leader from 1991-1999. [3:22]