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Two Minute Tour of New York: 50 States for Kids - FreeSchool
Want to know a little bit more about New York but only have two minutes? Take our two minute tour of the Empire State, the eleventh state in the United States of America. Learn about some of its important history, as well as some famous...
The March of Time
MOT: 1916: US President Woodrow Wilson marches in preparedness parade
Woodrow Wilson stands talking with group of men in top hats and overcoats, location unknown / Wilson carrying a US flag marches at the head of a war preparedness parade on 5th Avenue at Madison Square Park in New York City during his...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Engel - The End of the Rainbow
Susan Engel, Ph.D. teaches in the Department of Psychology at Williams College and is the founding director of the college's Program in Teaching. Her research interests include children’s narratives, play, the development of curiosity,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Susan Engel - The Hungry Mind
Susan Engel, Ph.D. teaches in the Department of Psychology at Williams College and is the founding director of the college's Program in Teaching. Her research interests include children’s narratives, play, the development of curiosity,...
The March of Time
1939: US TERRITORY OF GUAM: US NAVAL HOSPITAL: Chamorro children (Mariana Islands Indigenous people) being inoculated. Chamorro woman lighting candle in Catholic chapel, religious service.
MOT 1939: US TERRITORY OF GUAM: US NAVAL HOSPITAL: Chamorro children (Mariana Islands Indigenous people) being inoculated. Chamorro woman lighting candle in Catholic chapel, religious service.
Reading Through History
The History of Memorial Day
For a great unit reading unit covering this material, based around Common Core standards, click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Memorial-Day-Unit-Common-Core-1855639 Follow us on Twitter:...
The Cynical Historian
Patton | Based on a True Story
It’s finally time to review Patton! I have a lot to say about it, as you can tell by the time stamp. Way back when I started the Based on a True Story series, the second episode was a bit about what I considered to be the best ones - and...
The Cynical Historian
The 1919 Red Scare - the craziest year in American history
Many people have heard of the first Red Scare, but we should look at the year of 1919 more thoroughly. It’s probably the craziest one in American history. Ann Hagedorn, Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919 (New York: Simon &...