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Reading Through History: Daily Life and Popular Culture in the 2000s
This video provides an introduction to what daily life was like in the 2000s, as well as exploring some of the broad trends in popular culture throughout the decade. [11:42]
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Reading Through History: Daily Life and Popular Culture in the 1990s
This video provides an introduction to daily life in the 1990s as well as highlighting some of the broad trends in popular culture during that decade. [10:11]
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Reading Through History: Flag Day & Flag Etiquette
Short video provides a description of Flag Day and discusses proper flag etiquette and US Federal Flag Code. [7:22]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power
Short video gives a brief description of Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany in the 1920s and 30s. [4:33]
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Reading Through History: The Black Panther Party
This video gives a brief description of the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party. [5:19]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Election of 1828
This video gives a summary of the Election of 1828 and the election of Andrew Jackson. [6:44]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: Women Gain Suffrage
This video explains the process of women gaining suffrage in the United States of America. [5:12]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Vietnam Conflict
This video gives a brief description of the Vietnam Conflict. [3:57]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Nullification Crisis
This video gives a brief description of the Nullification Crisis of the 1830s. [6:50]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Peggy Eaton Scandal
This video covers the controversy and the fallout of the Peggy Eaton Scandal, also known as the Petticoat Affair during Andrew Jackson's first term as president. [7:05]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Proclamation of 1763
This video provides a brief description of the Proclamation of 1763 which stated that colonists couldn't settle newly acquired lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. [4:34]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The U 2 Incident
This video gives a brief description of the U-2 spy plane incident during the Cold War in 1960. [3:10]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Kitchen Debate
This video gives a brief description of Richard Nixon's 1959 visit to the Soviet Union and Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States. [3:06]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Kingfish Huey P. Long
Video provides a short introduction to the life of Huey P. Long, governor and senator from Louisiana. He was one of the demagogues who became prominent during the Great Depression. [4:32]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
This video gives a brief explanation of the collapse of the USSR. [4:02]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained
This video gives a brief description of the Cuban Missile Crisis. [3:58]
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Reading Through History: Impeachment
This video provides a basic introduction to the concept of impeachment, including its origin, history, and the process used to impeach officials and remove them from office. [5:01]
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Reading Through History: The Star of Bethlehem
Video provides a brief introduction to the Star of Bethlehem, including several plausible theories as to what the Magi actually saw in the sky over Judea. [4:34]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The New Deal
Video provides a short introduction to Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs which he put in place after winning the presidency. [4:30]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Space Race
This video gives a brief history of the Space Race during the Cold War era. [4:29]
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Reading Through History: Jimmy Carter Biography
Video features a biography about Jimmy Carter, describing his life prior to becoming president, as well as the election of 1976. [7:50]
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Reading Through History: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
The defining moments of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. [5:24]
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Reading Through History: History Brief: The Berlin Airlift
This video gives a brief description of the Berlin Airlift, which followed the Soviet blocking of roads into West Berlin in 1948. The Allies flew in more than 2 million tons of supplies over the course of 15 months, forcing Joseph Stalin...
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Reading Through History: History Brief: Salt
This video gives a brief history of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty between the United States of America and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. [3:35]