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One Minute History
Veterans Day - Lest We Forget - One Minute History
Different from Memorial Day, which honors all those who died in military service, Veterans Day honors all those that served in the United States Armed Services. 1918 - On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice...
One Minute History
082 Veterans Day - One Minute History
Different from Memorial Day, which honors all those who died in military service, Veterans Day honors all those that served in the United States Armed Services. 1918 - On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice...
The March of Time
1942: JAPAN: IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY: VS IJA veteran soldiers watching rally w/ on street, possibly w/ medical aid workers, nurses. WS Group of veterans in traditional Japanese garb walking, some w/ crutches (disabled) shrine BG. WWII, World War II
MOT 1942: JAPAN: IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY: VS IJA veteran soldiers watching rally w/ on street, possibly w/ medical aid workers, nurses. WS Group of veterans in traditional Japanese garb walking, some w/ crutches (disabled) shrine BG....
The March of Time
1946: RED CROSS: HOSPITAL CARE: VS Female American Red Cross workers tending to injured, wounded, veterans, soldiers in hospital beds, female taking notes, laying out napkin from food basket. Vets, post-war, post-World War II, post-WWII
MOT 1946: RED CROSS: HOSPITAL CARE: VS Female American Red Cross workers tending to injured, wounded, veterans, soldiers in hospital beds, female taking notes, laying out napkin from food basket. Vets, post-war, post-World War II, post-WWII
Crash Course
Aliens, Time Travel, and Dresden -Slaughterhouse-Five Part I: Crash Course Literature 212
In which John Green teaches you about Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut wrote the book in the Vietnam era, and it closely mirrors his personal experiences in World War II, as long as you throw out the time...
The March of Time
WWII Veterans
MOT 1947: RUSSIAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS: INT MS WWII veteran walking w/ crutches some sitting down. MS Two veterans sitting one in uniform talking crutches. (Pan) CU Veterans sitting leg injuries crutches.
Mr. Beat
I went to Ohio to fight fascism
Mr. Beat travels to Conneaut, Ohio, for the World's Largest D-Day Re-enactment.
The Cynical Historian
The History of American Veterans
Veterans’ part in American history has been more important than you would typically think, and I’m not talking about their time during war. That’s military history. It’s when they return, what veterans have done to shape this country. In...
Extra Credits
WW2: The Resource War - Lend-Lease - Extra History - #2
*Sponsored* Hearts of Iron IV comes out on June 6! Check out the gameref='http://pdxint.at/hoi4_coming_soon' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>game After Germany's early push, the situation looked dire in Europe. The United States had...
StoryCorps
Married veterans John, 100, and Jerry, 72, have been together for almost 25 years | StoryCorps
John Banvard, 100, and Jerry Nadeau, 72, are military veterans, and served in World War II and Vietnam, respectively. When they met in 1993, they were “sort of in the closet.” John’s wife of over 35 years had died nearly a decade prior...
Curated Video
Allied Troops Used These Massive Pipe Bombs at Omaha Beach
World War II veteran John Raaen Jr. was there the day Allied troops stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy. In retelling the experience to Weapon Hunter host Paul Shull, he singles out the Bangalore torpedo as a game-changer. From: THE WEAPON...
The Cynical Historian
Mudbound | Based on a True Story
Mudbound is startlingly dark in just the right kind of way. Netflix has had quite a few duds with their movies, but somehow they managed to produce a superb work of historical fiction here. Yes it’s fictional, but it’s also based on very...
The March of Time
Russian prosthetics factory
MOT 1947: RUSSIAN PROSTHETICS FACTORY: HA Women working in prosthetics factory. VS Women sewing putting together prosthetic leg pieces. WS Woman at table sewing pile of prosthetic legs. MS World War II veteran w/ doctor testing leg...
Wonderscape
From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: Black Resilience in the Face of Segregation
Explore the harsh realities of life under Jim Crow laws, from segregated public spaces to the struggles of Black soldiers returning home from war. Learn about the courage of figures like Jackie Robinson and Isaac Woodard, Jr., whose...
Curated Video
It Takes Hard Work and Compassion to Build a Business
Part 5/6 of the Businesses out of the Ashes series: The video is a personal story of a Holocaust survivor who escaped from a train on his way to a concentration camp during World War II. He talks about his experiences and how they gave...
Curated Video
The Showdown: MacArthur v. Truman
History is packed with epic rivalries, but when U.S. President Harry S. Truman went up against Five Star General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War – there was only going to be one winner.
StoryCorps
A Life, Complete
#Stonewall50 #Pride2019 #StonewallOutloud “A lot of people were wondering, ‘I wonder what their relationship is?’ Well when we got married, they knew what our relationship was.” JOHN BANVARD AND JERRY NADEAU John Banvard and Jerry Nadeau...
Curated Video
What Does a Nuclear Bomb Explosion Feel Like?
The existential threat of nuclear war is no longer a Cold War memory. With nine countries armed with around 15,000 atomic bombs up to 53 times stronger than those dropped in the Second World War, the stakes are arguably higher. Ahead of...
Reading Through History
The Star Spangled Banner: The National Anthem of the United States of America
During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem which would eventually become the nation’s anthem. In the days after Washington D.C. was burned during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner were sent on a...
The Cynical Historian
Hacksaw Ridge | Based on a True Story
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war drama film about the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacifist combat medic who was a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, refusing to carry or use a firearm or weapons of any...
StoryCorps
My Father, the Giant
Caught in a thoughtless act of cruelty, a young man learns a lesson in compassion from his father, a larger-than-life tribal leader of the Caddo Nation and a veteran of World War II. Years later, the man passes that lesson down to his...
StoryCorps
My Father, the Giant
Caught in a thoughtless act of cruelty, a young man learns a lesson in compassion from his father, a larger-than-life tribal leader of the Caddo Nation and a veteran of World War II. Years later, the man passes that lesson down to his...