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What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?🦃
The following video provides a brief history of the parade which occurs every Thanksgiving Day in New York City. Teachers, find us on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ ***...
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🏈Thanksgiving Day Football🏈
This video provides a brief history about the connection between the holiday of Thanksgiving and the sport of American football. Teachers, check us out on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V Like us on Facebook:...
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History Brief: Who was Fidel Castro?
This video gives a brief description of the life and rule of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Get our Fidel Castro unit here: http://bit.ly/2fSuikU *** Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ *** Check out our...
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🎅Who is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?🎅
The following video provides a short history of Santa's "most famous reindeer of all". Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on Facebook:...
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History Brief: The Korean Conflict
This video gives a brief description of the Korean Conflict. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ **** Follow us on Twitter:...
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History Brief: The Rise of the Airline Industry
This video gives a brief description of the rise of the airline industry in the 19teens through the 1950s. Teachers, check out our Tpt store: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Follow us on Facebook:...
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🎄Why do we have Christmas Trees?🎄
The following video provides a brief history of the Christmas Tree, from its early Scandinavian origins, up through the modern era. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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⛄Who is Frosty the Snowman?⛄
The following video provides a brief history of the character, Frosty the Snowman. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on Facebook:...
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🎄What are the Twelve Days of Christmas?🎄
The following video provides a short explanation of the phrase "the twelve days of Christmas" and the song which shares that name. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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✝What is a Christmas Pageant?✝
The following video provides a brief account of the history and purpose of Christmas pageants, as part of the Christmas tradition. It also includes a short retelling of the story of Jesus' birth. Get the Christmas workbook:...
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History Brief: The Second Red Scare (Part 1)
This video gives a brief description of the Red Scare of the 1950s. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Music Provided by Piano Horror: https://www.youtube.com/user/Killtastrophe001 The song is available here:...
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Ask Teach 15: How Close Was the North to Losing the Civil War?
In this episode of Ask Teach, I address the question of "How close was the North to losing the Civil War?" In this video: 1) The advantages of the North over the South. 2) The differences between Northern victories and Southern...
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🎀The History of Caroling🎀
The following video provides a brief history of the caroling tradition, including a description of the earlier practice of wassailing. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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🎅What is "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?🎅
The following video provides a brief history of the famous poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and its impact on the holiday. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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Why do we send Christmas Cards?
The following video provides a short history of Christmas cards. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on Facebook:...
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The History of Candy Canes
The following video provides a short history of the most popular Christmas treat, the candy cane. Get the Christmas workbook: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on...
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🎄What are the Pagan Origins of Christmas?🎄
The following video provides a brief introduction to some of the Christmas holiday's earliest origins, including Saturnalia, Juvenalia, and Yule. For teaching resources: http://bit.ly/2gmuNUl **** Get the workbook: http://amzn.to/2gnCVHM...
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Twas the Night Before Christmas (Complete Poem)
"Twas the Night Before Christmas", by Clement Clarke Moore, presented by Reading Through History. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the...
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🎄The History of Christmas Lights🎄
The following video provides a brief history of using electric lights to illuminate Christmas trees, as well as the outside of homes. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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Christmas Television Specials
The following video provides a brief history of the animated Christmas television specials produced by the company known as Rankin/Bass. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons:...
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The History of Christmas Decorations
The following video provides a short history to some of the most common Christmas decorations, including wreaths, mistletoe, tinsel, and poinsettias. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday...
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History Brief: The Red Scare (Part 2)
This video gives a brief description of reaction, in the entertainment industries, to the Red Scare of the 1950s. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Music Provided by Piano Horror:...
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History Brief: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons
This video gives a brief description of the effects of nuclear weapons. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Music Provided by Piano Horror: https://www.youtube.com/user/Killtastrophe001 The song is available...
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History Brief: The Rise of Imperial Japan
Teachers, follow our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** This video gives a brief description of the militarization of Japan and the invasion of Manchuria and China. Follow us on Facebook:...