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Old red fire truck that looks like an early car from the 1920s in a museum.

Colorful poster for Ringling Bros Circus has images of Alf T. Ringling, Al Ringling, John Ringling, Chas Ringling, and Otto Ringling. Text reads, “Ringling Bros, Kings of the Circus World"

Street view of the entrance of the Adler Planetarium, a domed building made of darker stone with a wide staircase leading up to it. It is surrounded by a building of a triangular shape made of glass.

Still image from: Museum Access: The Sailing Museum

Colorful plaque that has a bald eagle with its wings spread out over an emblem of the American flag that has a Roman helmet with a sword stuck in it. There's a ribbon wrapped around the eagle that says, “duty, honor, country, west power.”

Small silver plane with a front propeller and a sealed cockpit sits outside a large warehouse. Text on the plane reads, "Toulouse Nuts."

Black and white image of 3 men seated across from a woman, all in business attire. Caption. Byck turned to Dwight Anderson, dean of the School of Music.

Sepia-toned closeup portrait of a senior Native American man wearing a headdress. Caption. They all survived off the herds of buffalo that roamed the land.

Closeup of a shiny brown bird-like mask with a red beak and dark eyes. Caption. They also carved elaborate masks made of wood for ceremonies.

Sepia-toned photo of a multi-level stone structure with stairs, walls, and chimneys. Caption. They could be built to stand up to seven stories high.

Interior of hut with wood poles lashed together in a grid, forming the frame for the walls and ceiling. Caption. A long house was much like an apartment house.

Still image from: Nick News: Kids, Immigration, and Equality

Still image from: No Time to Waste: The Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin

Black people in period costumes gather around a fire pit in the grass with log cabins in background. Caption. And they had no personal freedoms at all.

Close-up side-angle view of a small three-ring binder full of pages of notes.

Wide shot of the Portland skyline in the distance, looking through 2 glass towers in the foreground. Caption. Who have produced a thriving economy in the 21st century.

Still image from: Past Present: Giving Stories New Life With Lesa Cline Ransome ("Of Walden Pond")

Bearded middle-aged man in a brick-walled room with large steel frame windows. Caption. Acting as a sort of global policeman.

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Blackbeard (Episode 3)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Bonnet (Episode 4)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Effects on Economy (Episode 6)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Female Pirates (Episode 5)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Golden Age Ends (Episode 7)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: History (Episode 1)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Lost Shipwrecks (Episode 8)

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Rules (Episode 2)

Still image from: Placed-Based Local History Projects: Inspiring Deeper Understanding

Still image from: Placed-Based Local History Projects: Middle School Place-Based History Project and Community Impact

Black and white illustration of 3 figures standing around a wooden pole with their arms around one another. Other figures dance in a circle around them. Caption. Chief Powhatan decided he still loved his daughter.

Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "Political Parties and Their Candidates." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."

United States Constitution in original form. On screen is the text of the First Amendment to the Constitution written in black.

Computer graphic of the state of Ohio and a scroll that reads, "Ohio's First Constitution 1803." In the background on the left is a detailed map of Ohio, and on the right is a photo of the Ohio capitol building above the seal of the governor of Ohio.

2 black and white photos. The left photo shows the Ohio Statehouse, which is domed and has many pillars around the perimeter. The right photo shows the Greek Revival Building, which has a circular second story and many pillars around the perimeter.

Screenshot of Camp David, Maryland from Google Earth. A computer graphic of a red push pin is dropped over the location.

Several privacy booths used for voting in U, S elections are lined up. They have American flags with the word "vote" in blue painted on them. Caption. Our most important right as citizens.

Text framed by a white box on a blue background with fading white stars reads, "Executive Branch. What's Inside. “Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."

The deck of an underwater ship covered in debris and rusted metal. Caption: the wreckage of the Titanic rests on the seafloor,

Black and white photo of a white building with a sign that reads L. Kaufman, Cheap Cash Store. Caption. They had all of these informal financial relationships

Still image from: Read Along With Me Picture Books: Rock Legends Who Changed the World

Large metal object hangs from a beamed structure fixed to the ocean floor. Boats pass by in the background.

Reenactment of Roanoke Island Colony life. 2 men in elegant fifteen nineties clothing walk past an indigenous person speaking to a settler. Caption. Thus, Lord Grenville returned to England for supplies.

Still image from: Rock the Park: National Parks of New York Harbor

Still image from: Rock the Park: Washington, D.C.

Color illustration of diverse children in an art gallery looking up at framed portraits of 13 historical American women.

Painting of 1800s frontiersmen shooting at Native Americans. Caption. He then, successfully, led his warriors.

Still image from: Snow Dogs: Into the Wild

Painting of a man looking up as he crouches by a rock at the edge of a body of water. Another man pulls a boat full of people to shore in the background. Title bar reads, "Religious freedom." Caption. In search of religious freedom.

Blurry black and white photo of a procession of women wearing long black dresses and headscarves. Spanish caption. En los 1840, imigrantes irlandeses.

Woman with gray hair wearing a green shirt talking. White text on bottom of screen reads, "Barbara Ketcham Wheaton. Culinary historian, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute of Harvard University." Caption. Due to political disruption in Asia.

Young men in robes face away from camera and write on a small chalkboard. Caption. Man as narrator. Way, way, way back, the ancient Greeks.

Title card on striated prismatic background reads, "The making of the president." Caption. The making of the president.

Medium shot of a smiling middle aged man wearing glasses. Caption. Looking at the branch's creation might help us understand.

Closeup of the front of the Supreme Court building. Statues and stairs lead to the west entry door of the building. A series of columns support the building's pediment. Text on image reads, "Thanks to the Civil Rights Act."

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: A.P. Giannini

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Annie Malone

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Frank Woolworth

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Fred Harvey

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Henry Kaiser

Still image from: Steve Forbes on Achievement: Herbert Hoover

Closeup of a woman looking directly at camera as she smiles broadly. Behind her is a background that appears to be a glassed-in entry to a school hallway. Caption. As the Court ruled in 1986.

Man with white hair and a beard wearing a red shirt and navy jacket talks while standing on the deck of a wooden ship. Several brown ropes and open ocean are in the background. Caption. By the early fifteen hundreds, there were shops that sold coffee.

Closeup of Black person wearing glasses and looking downward. Caption. Were shocking.

Slide shows Key Concept 1. Slavery, which Europeans practiced before they invaded the Americas, was important to all colonial powers and existed in all North American colonies.

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 10)

Slide shows Key Concept 2. Slavery and the slave trade were central to the development and growth of the colonial economies and what is now the United States.

Slide shows Key Concept 3. Protections for slavery were embedded in the founding documents; enslavers dominated the federal government, Supreme Court, and Senate from 1787 through 1860.

Slide shows Key Concept 4. Slavery was an institution of power, designed to create profit for enslavers and break the will of the enslaved and was a relentless quest for profit abetted by racism.

Slide shows Key Concept 5. Enslaved people resisted the efforts of their enslavers to reduce them to commodities in both revolutionary and everyday ways.

Slide shows Key Concept 6. The experience of slavery varied depending on time, location, crop, labor performed, size of slaveholding and gender.

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 7)

Still image from: Teaching Hard History: A Framework for Teaching American Slavery (Concept 8)

English soldiers march through the fog, moving towards a distant blaze. Caption. Mad Anthony's troops indiscriminately destroy.

Grocery store produce department with stacks of different fruit. Caption: Many fruits are better for us than candy and cookies.

Background image with cross legged people seated on Yoga mats raising their arms overhead. A book cover overlay on the has a title that reads, "Access Your Inner Power. Awakening Your Health and Vitality."

Medium view of a man speaking while sitting before a backdrop of the U, S flag and an overlay of the Georgia state flag. Title card below the man reads, "Randy Howe. Author. Flags of the 50 States."

Closeup of Abraham Lincoln's young son, William "Willie" Wallace Lincoln. A black and white photo of the child with a black star in the lower left corner appears next to text which provides William's biography.

Side-by-side news-style Teen Kids News interview with a teenager speaking to a middle-aged woman. A text box below reads, "Anger. Dr. Susan Heitler, Psychologist."

Middle aged man in a suit stands in front of a large conference table. He looks at camera as he speaks and gestures with both hands.

Teenage boy looks at a textbook as he studies at a table covered with books. Above him is a clock overlay display showing 12:20 with 12 to 4 shaded in red. Text below him reads, "Experts say most of us can only concentrate for about 45 minutes at a time."

Digital screen in background reads, "Speak of the Week" with an image of a teenage boy standing in front of wall art next to it. Text in a box below images reads, "How would you spend a million dollars?"

A gallery area filled with mosaic art in large and small frames hanging side by side on walls or on easels. In the foreground, tabletops with iron legs display elaborate mosaic designs.

Medium view of a teenage girl in a studio setting standing in front of a digital backdrop. She looks straight towards camera, smiling. Text on backdrop reads, "Teen Kids News" overlayed on a series of geometric shapes.

Aerial view of Washington D, C. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial stand across the water from one another in the foreground.

Teenage boy looks down and to the side while a teenage girl blows a bubble in the background.

New Jersey's state flag, a buff-colored background with the state crest in the middle, which features two women standing on either side of a shield, a helmet, and a horse head. Below the women's feet, a banner says, "Liberty and Prosperity, 1776."

Ancient topographical map depicting the lands and seas of the Middle East forms the background for a news segment slide. An ancient portrait bust appears in the bottom left corner, and title text is coming into view.

Person wearing a mask and a hat kick-pushing a blue scooter, with a walking cane tucked under their arm.

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2023)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2103)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2106)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2108)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2109)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2110)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2113)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2126)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2127)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2130)

2 teenage girls stand outdoors in front of a concrete block wall. 1 girl's arm rests on the shoulder of the other girl who holds a microphone while speaking. Both look towards the camera.

Slide shows autumn colors blurred in the background of text that reads, "Thanksgiving."

Gray map of the United States with an American flag backdrop. Text reads, "The Fifty States."

Still image from: The Automat -- Horn & Hardart Documentary

Smiling cartoon man with long wavy hair wears a bow tie with ruffled collar and a waistcoat as he points down towards text that reads, "Boston Tea Party."

Black and white photos of a Native American woman and man wearing medals around their necks. Caption. Like currency used to purchase loyalty.

Black and white photo of 4 men sitting in a car with the top down. 2 wear flat caps and another is in uniform.

Man bends forward to work on an early model car. He is dressed in a vest and pants from the early 1900s. A large garage door is open to a grassy field and trees in the background.

Bird's eye view of a white mid-century car with chrome details.

Black and white photo of a girl wearing a flannel jacket, hat, and gloves, leaning against a wood railing. Caption. Got to let our children take their chances here.

Two men on horses wear costume Civil War uniforms as they pass by a camp of white tents beneath an American flag. Text reads, "The Civil War: A Nation Divided."

Wide high shot of New York City skyline with smoke billowing from the World Trade Center Towers.

Blurry golden closeup of the Declaration of Independence creates a backdrop for script that reads, "The Declaration of Independence."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Bartnicki v. Vopper. The Illegal Digital Intercept Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale. The Gay Scoutmaster Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The Campaign Finance Reform Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Garcetti v. Ceballos. The Whistleblower Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Van Orden v. Perry. McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky The Ten Commandments Cases."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. The School Voucher Case."

Tide recedes on a quiet beach beneath a rocky cliff and a cloudy sky. Text reads, "The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors."

Illustration shows a view from the inside of a microwave looking out the window, where a woman presses her face up to it and watches with wide-eyed amazement.

Black and white photo of several people wearing white uniforms using tools to work in a field with waist-high plants. Caption. So as they came and as the people were brought.

Closeup of a man in a neckerchief and wide brimmed hat. Caption. Milt Elliot joined the party as James Reed's main ox driver.

Woman in pioneer costume sits at the edge of a covered wagon with children in pioneer costumes surrounding her. Caption. This scene made a woman of me.

Still image from: The Henry Ford Innovation Nation With Mo Rocca: Spinach Leaf Hearts

Sepia toned three-quarter view of John Wilkes Booth with short curly hair and a mustache wearing a suit coat and cravat.

Man in military dress blues walks through a military cemetary with hundreds of white tombstones.

Black man in a white tunic stands on a platform to the right of 2 men in suits and top hats. Caption. To stand on a raised platform.

Carved wooden levers. Caption: I want a fully operational Gutenberg-style one.

Blurry film still of men wearing black suits and hats with badges on their jackets. They stand in a line holding rifles as they face shadowy figures in foreground.

Men in period costumes lean over a table. On the table is a candle that is blown out and a lightbulb that is lit up.

2 early model cars drive down a dirt road lined with trees.

Painting of Civil War era military vessels in the water with smoke billowing from their funnels and an American flag in the distance.

Light gray text on a blurred orange and dark gray background reads, "The Pilgrims."

Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "President's Helper. Vice President." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."

Black and white photo of a group of people. A man holds a boy in the foreground next to a woman shielding her eyes. Caption. It showed a whole generation a wider world.

Grainy black and white photo of men in suits and various hats. Caption. Were wounded or got killed.

Closeup of a crowd of people carrying banners and signs at a demonstration. Caption. Before the Civil War, the issues were slavery.

Black and white photo of a man in a suit and black frame glasses. Caption. The assistant attorney general, William H. Rehnquist.

Text framed by a white box on blue background with fading white stars reads, "Three Rules to Become President." Earth icon at bottom reads, "Kid Explorer."

Black and white photo of a Model T. Sign reads, See the Model T, The New 1908 Ford automobile. Spanish caption. América entró en la edad de la máquina.

Digital map closeup of the intersection of U, S state borders for Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. The Civil War battle site, Shiloh, is on the border of Tennessee and Mississippi, southwest of Nashville and south of Columbus.

Digital map of the Battle of Shiloh. The Hornet's Nest battle line is in blue, west of the Tennessee River, east of Shiloh Church. Grant's Last Line, also in blue, is behind the Hornet's Nest at the river border. 4 red battle lines southwest of Shiloh Church have arrows extending out and to the middle and edges of the Hornet's Nest battle line.

Native American woman dressed in a tan fringe top, colorful scarf and hair piece holds a child in her arms. Caption. Were foods like corn, potatoes, turkey.

Painting. Young Black girl jumping rope outside with homes in background. Caption. Under the shade of a sweet-smelling pine.

White tombstone between two paths lined with trees reads, "Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God."

Aerial view of the U, S, S Slater World War 2 destroyer ship parked at a dock, showing 4 levels, stationary cannons, and stacked rounds on display. Caption. You can visit it in Albany.

Battle scene depicts 19th century American soldiers firing cannons with the overlay of a giant revolver pointed across the screen. Caption. About how the great State of Texas came to be.

Wide shot of the Baltimore city skyline from across the Patapsco River. Text overlay reads, "Star Spangled Edition".

Closeup of a model World War 2 pilot helmet complete with aviator goggles, gas mask, and name label, Captain Zimmerman. The helmet is on display with other items at a gift shop. Caption. Full of flyable World War 2 fighter planes you can't miss.

Closeup of a plate of chicken wings drenched in bright red hot sauce with carrot and celery sticks on the side. Caption. No matter how you like your hot wings.

Closeup of a red sculpture of interconnected contrasting geometric shapes in the plaza in front of the Denver Art Museum. Caption. With museums, live music, and art galleries.

Man dressed in a tan suit with purple shirt and necktie stands in an art gallery facing camera. Caption. Then we'll speak with a professor.

Outdoor exhibit of large neon signs; the most prominent reads Binion's Horseshoe in all caps. Caption. The final resting place for those large neon signs.

Closeup of the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center. It is raised off the ground on a yellow metal lift and 2 people are standing below. Caption. Finally, we're clear for launch.

Closeup of a wax figure depicting a medieval soldier looking over his shoulder with a surprised expression. Caption. In the history of conflict at the Frazier Museum.

Low shot looking up at the stone walls and entrance to historic Union Army fort, Fort Snelling. Modern doors stretching across the entrance are open showing more buildings within the fort. Caption. We'll break ranks at Fort Snelling.

Portrait painting of President Andrew Jackson with medium-length wavy gray hair and gray bushy eyebrows. Caption. Got a 20 spot? Look at the face on it.

Mardi Gras art installation depicts a giant ape with painted red fingernails, banana dress, and cat eye sunglasses. Next to this, a smaller ape squats atop a crate looking out. Caption. Enough war talk, we came to party.

Colorful sign decorated with images of an underwater scene reads Newton Perry, Underwater Mermaid Theatre. Caption. Puts "real life mermaids" on display.

Scene transition shows a closeup on the Rocky Balboa statue raising his boxing gloves in the air and the courtyard and main building of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Closeup of a military fighter jet parked on a tarmac with snow capped mountains in the distance. In the distance, a variety of planes including commercial aircrafts, and a World War 2 plane. Caption. A functioning Air Force base.

Closeup on a man wearing a black t-shirt and glasses smiling wide with Hispanic entertainers and musicians interacting with a smiling crowd. Caption. Of one of the most culturally interesting cities in the U.S..

Exterior shot of the Maritime Museum of San Diego with the U, S, S Midway aircraft carrier on display. It's a propeller plane with wings folded back and a radar disc on top.

Scene transition shows a black steam engine train with the label, Central of Georgia, and a closeup on the nose of the train with the number 8. Caption. Afterwards, we steam on ahead to the Railroad Museum.

Complex of buildings and roads. Caption: (narrator) Stretching 72 miles down Florida's east coast,

Wide shot of ancient stone enclosure walls of a castle fortress with 2 observation towers visible at the outer points. Caption. We'll go to the Castillo de San Marcos.

Closeup of a group of several sea sponges gathered in a blue net. Caption. Why am I telling you this?

2 men dressed in costumes that depict 19th century British military kneel and aim a rifle across a grass lawn towards a cannon. In the background, a group of multi-story modern buildings. Caption. From those invading Yanks in the War of 1812.

Exhibit on the deck of a Civil War battleship. In the foreground, a copper bell reads U, S, S North Carolina, 1908. Caption. We take you aboard the U, S, S North Carolina battleship.

A well-groomed woman in a hat. Caption: A million couldn't repay me for what I've lost.

Illustration shows a frame divided by a road that leads toward US Capitol building in the middle. From the Capitol, a green money arrow points left, toward a cityscape, a park, houses, and a construction worker, labeled "New Deal"; and another money arrow points toward the right side labeled "War Effort," depicting military vehicles, weapons, and factories.

Pastel painting of a woman in a simple black dress with white lace collar drinking tea at a dining table. Caption. And two slices of cake.

Simple line drawing of North America with green shaded arrows in Central Canada and New England. A key indicates the green shaded areas are Britain. Caption. Britain claimed the East Coast and most of Canada.

Man seated on a stool speaks directly to camera against an orange stage backdrop like he is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. Cooler climates, less land, and the flourishing.

Fisheye lens shot of the Pointe à Callière Museum of Archeology and History showing a tall cylindrical building with a decorative glass fan sticking out midway. A narrow rectangular building with vertical windows hugs the other building on 1 side.

Woman smiles and speaks directly to camera against a white backdrop like she is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. This unequal relationship.

3 young Black men standing in formation wear blue Civil War era Union Army costumes. A horse and other figures are out of focus in background. Caption. Refused African-American soldiers.

Sepia-tone map of a small town. In the middle, Gothic-style text surrounds a drawing of an eagle with outstretched wings and reads, "Map of the Village of Auburn, 1857." Sketches of different styles of buildings are in the top right.

2 small airplanes parked next to each other on a grassy field on a sunny day, with an orange windsock and a brown-brick building in the distance behind them. The closest plane has a white cover on it.

Multistory wooden building painted light blue on a street next to a smaller wooden building painted white with a tree-covered hill in the background on a sunny day. The blue building has a small bell tower.

City street lined with connected buildings of various heights and colors on the left and brick buildings with turrets on the right. A hill with trees is at the end, and many modern vehicles are parked in the street.

Low-angle view of a 3-story red-brick building with turrets on each corner and a taller turret in the front middle. The sky is blue with a few clouds, and a couple vehicles drive by.

Sepia-tone sketch of an aerial view of city with a large hill rising in the back.

Closeup of a wooden sign painted forest green and burgundy in front of a tan building. Painted in yellow are the words, "Deposit Historical Society Museum, 145." Pink daisies are beneath the sign.

Wooden sign painted white with text in blue and black that reads, "Welcome to Downsville. Settled 1792." A oval with a painting of a brown barn is in the center of the sign.

Computer graphic of a poster with an aerial view of a city with streets in a grid. A river runs across the bottom left. The words, "Elimira, New York," are written across the bottom center in Gothic script, with other miniscule text on each side.

Black and white photo of a large, long multistory building with a painted white sign that reads, "Endicott-Johnson Workers, Tanners, and Shoe Makers." Many 1930s-style cars are parked in the parking lot in the front.

City street lined with buildings of varying shades and heights as several vehicles drive by on a sunny day.

Closeup of a blue and red metal sign with green trees in the background. Text on the sign reads, "Stephen Ketchum settled near this site in the town of Greene and built his log cabin in 1792."

Brown wooden sign hanging above green bushes next to a short flag pole with the U, S flag and a yellow flag beneath it. They are in a field of grass lined with green trees. The sign reads, "Welcome to Groton. Incorporated 1860."

2 lamp posts with an iron sign, which reads, "Town Square, Hancock, New York. Gateway to the Upper Delaware," arching between them. Behind is a green roofed gazebo and a white multistory building in front of a large, green hill.

Closeup of a sign on vertical and horizontal brown posts painted like red brick, with a raised circle in the middle that reads, "Horseheads Historical Museum at the Depot." A red brick building with a ramp is visible in the background to the left.

Red brick building with a low red-brick wall partially covered in green vines with a flower bed with marigolds in front. Text on the wall reads, "Ithaca, New York."

Illustration of a street separating 2 large, multistory, red-brick buildings. A water tower is between them, and sprawling gardens unfold before them. Cars from the early 1990s drive along the street.

Low-angle closeup of a blue and yellow metal sign with green trees in the background. Text on the sign reads, "She-Qua-Ga, 'Tumbling Waters.' A sketch now in the Louvre made about 1820 by Louis Philippe, later king of France."

Closeup of a wooden sign painted green between 2 wooden posts in front of green trees. Yellow text on the sign reads, "Moravia. Settled 1789. National Register of Historic Places."

City street lined with brick buildings of varying shades of red on the right and a church steeple rising in the back as vehicles drive by during the daytime.