In the Gaza Strip, 97 percent of freshwater is unsuitable for human consumption, and raw sewage pours into the Mediterranean Sea. Facilities for desalinating and treating water function on only a limited basis, as Israel controls the...

Hank introduces us to the brilliant and heartless Fritz Haber, a great mind who is considered "the father chemical warfare," but who also made discoveries and innovations that helped lead to the Green Revolution which is credited with...

A Just Stop Oil protester was carried forcefully into a police van following arrest on The Mall. Source: The Independent

Aid trucks enter Gaza as Israel partially lift blockade after nearly three monthsSource: AP

Few aid trucks enter Gaza after Israel's nearly three-months complete blockadeSource: AP

The Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 overcame the Soviet blockade of Allied-controlled West Berlin and demonstrated that democratic nations could combat the spread of Communism by working together.

The Spanish-American War, triggered by the mysterious destruction of an American warship in Cuba, swiftly ended Spanish colonial rule and established the U.S. as a dominant global power.

In 1810, Zheng Yi Sao's pirate forces unexpectedly surrendered, possibly due to their overwhelming power which likely assured them they wouldn't face punishment. This decision followed internal cracks within their confederation and...

The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest are home to giant trees and many secrets, which science is just beginning to understand. But these forests are at risk of disappearing. In British Columbia on First Nations territory, a small...

This video provides a detailed account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a pivotal moment in history that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962. This video outlines the events leading up to the crisis and the tense...

Mr. Beat explains the Barbary Wars.

Manny Man Does the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It's a quick and easy way to get up to speed on what the crisis was all about! Of course it's five minutes so not every single detail is in there but you get the general gist of...

Cuban Missile Crisis | 3 Minute History

Let HipHughes accompany you through the basics of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why did the Soviets put them there, what options did JFK consider, how close to nuclear annihilation did we really come?

Learn all about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand the events of October 1962 that took the United States to the brink of nuclear war and how President John F. Kennedy averted unchecked nuclear proliferation.

When the women of Richmond, Virginia couldn’t afford to buy bread during the American Civil War, they incited the largest civil disturbance the Confederacy had ever seen.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of the Knives

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the War of 1812

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Sino-French War

The Napoleonic Wars (Part 2)

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Anglo-Dutch Wars

Mr. Beat and Hikma History explain the Barbary Wars.

The Gaza Kitchen, a cookbook celebrating the life and recipes of a remarkable Palestinian people living under harsh political oppression in the Gaza Strip.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Cisplatine War