Curated Video
The Battle of Grunwald: A Turning Point in Baltic History
This video provides a detailed account of the historical events leading up to and during the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 between the Teutonic Order and the Polish Lithuanian Union. Tensions over control of Samagitia escalated into a...
Wonderscape
World War II: Turning Points and the Path to Victory
This video examines key turning points in World War II, including the entry of the United States and the Soviet Union into the war, the fall of Mussolini, and the Tehran Conference. It focuses on Operation Overlord, the liberation of...
Curated Video
The Battle of Badr: The Turning Point in Islamic History
This video provides a detailed account of the historical significance of the Battle of Badr in the early days of Islam. It begins by setting the stage with the background of the Islamic religion and the challenges faced by Prophet...
Curated Video
D-Day: The Turning Point of World War II
This video describes the historic events of D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate northern France from Hitler's regime. Despite facing fierce resistance, the Allies successfully landed...
NASA
Hubble Trivia: 5) What Does Hubble Use to Turn Itself and Point at a Target?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: What does Hubble use to turn itself and point at a target? You might be...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
D'Maris Coffman: Bringing History to Economics
This episode features grantee D'Maris Coffman of the Centre for Financial History talking about her organization's commitment to a New Financial History and what the fruits of their approach can tell us about modern debt crises and...
Curated Video
Battle of Mohacs: The Fall of the Hungarian Kingdom
This video provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and during the Battle of Mohács in 1526, a significant historical event that marked a turning point in the history of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. The...
The March of Time
1901-1919: U.S. EARLY ONE ROOM SCHOOL: DRAMATIZATION: MS Children in class reciting (no SOT). CU Blackboard w/ historical dates. MS Children. CU Opened book 'Geography.' MS Teacher w/ ruler pointing to US map, reciting (SOT). Turn of century
MOT 1901-1919: U.S. EARLY ONE ROOM SCHOOL: DRAMATIZATION: MS Children in class reciting (no SOT). CU Blackboard w/ historical dates. MS Children. CU Opened book 'Geography.' MS Teacher w/ ruler pointing to US map, reciting (SOT). Turn of...
TED Talks
TED: Refugees have the right to be protected | António Guterres
António Guterres thinks that we can solve the global refugee crisis -- and he offers compelling, surprising reasons why we must try. In conversation with TED's Bruno Giussani, Guterres discusses the historical causes of the current...
Crash Course
The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History
Much has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few...
Curated Video
The Battle of Ain Jalut: The Triumph of the Mamluks
This video discusses the historical battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, where the Mamluks under Sultan Saif al din Katoos successfully halted the Mongol expansion, saving Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem from destruction. Despite being vastly...
Wonderscape
The Official Selma to Montgomery March of 1965
This video covers the historic third march from Selma to Montgomery on March 21, 1965, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With protection from the National Guard, over 3,000 marchers set out on a 54-mile journey that grew to 25,000 people...
NASA
NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary
In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the most important...
Curated Video
Determining Observations in Data through Histograms and Line Plots
In this video, the teacher explains how to determine the number of observations in a set of data by analyzing histograms and line plots. The importance of sample size is emphasized, as a larger sample provides a clearer picture of the...
NASA
Hubble Trivia: 14) Hubble observed what kind of explosion created by two neutron stars merging?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: Hubble observed what kind of explosion created by two neutron stars...
Big Think
Yann Martel: ‘Transgression is central to art’ | Big Think
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Curated Video
Hillary Clinton’s 3 presidential debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins
Donald Trump didn't just destroy himself in the presidential debates. Hillary Clinton destroyed him. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Read more from Ezra Klein on Clinton's successful debate performances....
Reading Through History
History Brief: The Stamp Act is Implemented
For teaching resources covering this material, check out our workbook:...
Curated Video
The hidden history of “Hand Talk”
The hidden history of an ancient language. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Centuries before we had American Sign Language, Native sign languages, broadly known as “Hand Talk,” were...
Curated Video
America's deadliest road, explained
US road design favors speed over pedestrian safety. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Most American roads aren’t just unpleasant for pedestrians, they can be dangerous. Pedestrian...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Vicksburg
Many consider the 1862 siege at Vicksburg to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Learn more about the necessity of Vicksburg for both the Confederacy and the Union — and the importance of its conquest on July 4, 1862 —...
Khan Academy
Tea, Taxes, and the American Revolution
Rather than simply summarizing the events that led to the American Revolution, have your learners listen as John Green offers some interesting points to be used as discussion or writing prompts in your review of the war. Green details...
TED-Ed
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
What is reality, knowledge, and the meaning of life? Discover Plato's response to these bold questions in his "Allegory of the Cave" and explore this famous historical thinker's vision of an ideal society as he saw it within the...
SciShow
Take a Ride on the Interplanetary Superhighway
It turns out there is an interplanetary superhighway, complete with off ramps! A video from the SciShow Space series discusses how using gravity cuts space travel fuel needs to a minimum. Following the superhighway allows spacecraft to...