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U.S. History (General)

Within History
US map with image of Native Americans and pilgrims sharing food. New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, and Rhode Island are labeled, and the year 1630 is highlighted. Caption. Maryland was founded in 1632, by Lord Baltimore.
17 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 7
ASL
Digital collage. Portrait of George Washington next to a map of the U, S with some eastern states shaded purple. Thought bubble reads, "I'm the president and I set lots of precedents!" Caption. As our first president, he established many precedents.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 1
1 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital collage. Superimposed heads of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson on the bodies of 2 men with arms around each other. Text overlay reads, "B, F, Fs 4 eva." Caption. His best friend was Thomas Jefferson.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 2
1 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital collage with James Monroe wrapped in an American flag and a number 1 foam hand that reads, "U, S, A." Black and white image of crowd waving American flags in background. Caption. His presidency was called the Era of Good Feelings.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 4
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital collage. John Adams' head superimposed on Christmas elf's body standing in front of Massachusetts State House. Speech bubble reads, "Go Sawks!" Caption. Female as narrator. John Adams was a grumpy, frumpy principled lawyer from Boston.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 5
1 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting of Thomas Jefferson with an exaggerated head. He stands in a room filled with men, some surrounding a table with books and papers. Speech bubble reads, "Take that King George!" Caption. Tom took the lead on the Declaration of Independence.
60-Second Presidents
Episode 6
1 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration of a hunter with long, dark hair aiming a spear at two deer by a lake. Caption. Hurled with a unique and powerful tool.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 2
28 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of sprawling red rock formations. Caption. Resting between the Rocky Mountains on the east.
A History Of American Indian Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 3
28 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Photo collage of Chinese people with text overlay that reads, "Exclusion and Acceptance."
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 2
26 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Green-roofed paifang stands between 2 buildings on a city street. Car and pedestrians in foreground. Caption. Of many major American cities is a bit of China.
A History Of Chinese American Achievement
Season 0 / Ep 1
26 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. That it was a time when the tradition of tolerance.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 1
28 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white image of a swamp with lush trees in the foreground and birds in the background. Caption. But 500 years ago, it was home to swamps.
A History of Hispanic Achievement in America
Episode 2
28 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Rectangle with two boxes. One labeled, "Yes," has a check mark and the other labeled, "No" is empty. American flag backdrop. Caption. Voting is a powerful right and important responsibility.
All About the Holidays
Episode 18
1 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Lime green map of the United States overlaid by a vertical strip with states in brown and red and white stripes beneath.
All About the Holidays
Episode 58
1 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Rendering of a tattered Betsy Ross flag with circle of stars in the upper left corner and faded red and white stripes.
All About the Holidays
Episode 19
1 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Collage with image of Grover Cleveland emerging from U, S Capitol building and holding a sign that reads, "Labor Day." American flag waves from each side. Caption. As a national holiday in September to honor workers.
All About the Holidays
Episode 21
1 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Sepia toned image of a cemetery lined with rows of blank headstones. Title bar reads, "May 30, 1838."
All About the Holidays
Episode 16
1 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
2 individuals in uniform face away from camera and salute an image of George Washington. An American flag fills the background. Superimposed title card reads, "1880s."
All About the Holidays
Episode 14
58 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Collage displaying photos of influential women with female symbol superimposed over images. Caption. As scientists, inventors, artists, politicians, and more.
All About the Holidays
Episode 48
1 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Senior woman stands in a crowd of people reaching towards something that is not visible in frame. In the foreground, a woman's hand in a blue latex glove. Caption. Where he learned about morality and economics.
10 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a person front loading a Civil War-era cannon attached to a wheel. Caption. Without accepting the eager pool of black volunteers.
19 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup looking up at the face of the green Statue of Liberty against a blue sky. Caption. "She is, of course, the Statue of Liberty."
Around the World
Episode 40
2 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Man wears a dark polo with the word "staff" printed on it. His eyebrows are slightly raised and his mouth is open mid-speech. Caption. Talking about our friends in Signers' Hall.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 5
14 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman stands in the middle of 3 3D digital buildings representing the U, S, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 1
21 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Painting of men creating the U, S Constitution. Some are standing, others are seated, and 1 sits at a table partially covered in papers with a book, inkwell, and quill pen on the other side. Caption. And how they handled those concerns.
Constitution Hall Pass
Episode 2
21 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Native Americans with drums and White soldiers in red jackets and white paints, walking.
1 hours 15 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Senior man stands on the lawn in front of a Victorian-style building. The sign next to him reads, "The Law Offices of Peter Miller".
52 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 11 - 12
Corner of Wall Street in dim light with 2 N, Y, P, D squad cars parked at the corner while several people in suits walk by in the background. Several American flags are displayed on a building on the right. Caption. But things are different now.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 11
24 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Black and white cartoon of 2 men and a woman standing in a row before a large hand that holds up a paper that reads, "Ballot" with a check mark beneath.
2 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white frame shows a group of men dressed in colonial-era clothing, carrying rifles at their side. Caption. In April of 1775, a small band of colonists called militiamen.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 6
17 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Closeup of a white protest sign that reads, "Stop Racism Now" in red bold block letters. Caption. Does not mean that the government.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 3
16 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Nineteenth century black and white photo of a group of Black adults and children standing against a house. Caption. It was ratified in 1868.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 4
12 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Low shot of several men in American revolutionary-era clothing walking in a group with rifles at their side. Caption. This led to protests.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 5
10 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 men dressed in shirts that read F, B, I Evidence Response Team look through the open trunk of a white sedan. Text overlay reads, "Search and seizure must be reasonable." Caption. And that there can be no action without probable cause.
Exploring Our Nation
Episode 2
16 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of rows of people crowded into a building. Caption. At the local courthouse, sometimes bringing his son.
The Black American Experience
Season 0 / Ep 8
22 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Small fountains of water erupt from a series of ornamental basins. Manicured greenery in the background.
59 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Visualization of the U, S branches of government. Green arrows lead from Legislative to Executive and Judicial. A red arrow leads from the Judicial to Executive. Background is a collage of government terms like, Checks and Balances, and Gridlock.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 1
13 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to text that reads, "Political Action Committee. Noun. An organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 10
12 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Graph shows Government Spending in trillions of U,S dollars. The Y-axis has a scale of 0 to 4. The x-axis has a scale of the years 1800 to 2015. A red line gradually increases from 1800 to W,W,2 but only slightly above 0.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 11
12 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Simple icon of the capitol building next to text that reads, "Testing food, drugs, and other consumer products." The background is a transparent image of a scientist doing lab tests.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 12
15 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to an email message that reads, "To, Bowdoin College. Re, More Founding Principles!" The body of the email is empty and there is a send button at the bottom.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 13
14 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands slightly up and bent at the elbow. The backdrop is a closeup of parchment.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 14
14 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands up and bent at elbow. The backdrop is a collage of old newspapers. The prominent headline reads, "Women win right to vote in suffragette victory. Nineteenth Amendment ratified!"
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 15
11 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Color illustration of a multi-story factory with 3 smokestacks. Text overlay reads, "Refined 98% of sugar sold in U, S." The name E, C Knight is visible at the bottom right corner.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 2
12 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of parchment with cursive writing just barely visible in the top right corner.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 3
11 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of a black and white photo backdrop of F, D, R doing a fireside chat and a portrait photo John F. Kennedy that has been placed at the bottom of the frame.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 4
12 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a confused expression on his face. Next to him, a text box reads, "Certiorari. Noun. A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 5
11 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of camera, gesturing out with both hands. Behind him, a black and white collage of a baby crying and another baby looking just off camera.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 6
12 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Mind map chart shows a central circle, labeled Media's Effects, branching off in 3 directions to 3 circles labeled Framing, Agenda Setting, and Priming.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 7
11 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Portrait photos of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with text on image that reads, "129 million 237 thousand 647 people voted in 2012 U, S Presidential Election."
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 8
15 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a video frame next to him in the shape of a T, V set. The image on the T, V shows several teenagers wearing white blindfolds.
Founding Principles: American Governance in Action
Episode 9
13 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
Color illustration. Young Black boy stands, looking apprehensive, next to a man laying in bed and looking back at him. Caption. Some slaves were freed by their owners.
11 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 4
Closeup of red drawers with gold, round handles in a row. One in the bottom center has a pink and gold label that reads, "S. Santon." Caption. Every medicine used during the Black Plague contained sugar.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 6
25 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Native American person on horseback rides off into the distant sunset. Caption. We have a right to speak about it.
29 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Woman in a suit stands in shadow with hands clasped at waist and lips parted as she speaks. Caption. As governor, it's up to me to decide.
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 3
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Park ranger stands with his hands clasped at his waist. An American flag hangs in the background. Caption. Of the signing of the Constitution.
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 1
3 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Young woman in tie-dyed shirt with sunglasses on her head smiles and holds a box of cigarettes. Caption. I'm like, "Mr. Choplick, how ya doin'?"
Living News Classroom Discussion Clips
Episode 2
2 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Bronze sculpture depicts pioneers fording a river in a covered wagon pulled by oxen. Caption. A thematic dry riverbed with rocks cropping out.
54 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Overhead view of a a large assembly line with tan boxes being moved along conveyor belts. Several people with white hard hats and uniforms are working in various stations. Caption. For the milk they were producing on their farms.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 1
25 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of the Mission San Diego de Alcala surrounded by trees. Caption. Father Junipero Serra.
The Missions Of California
Episode 5
8 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Closeup of the bell wall at the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel. Caption. All who and all who hear the ringing of its bells.
The Missions Of California
Episode 6
7 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Closeup of a fountain in front of the arches of the Mission Santa Barbara. Caption. So soundly was this water system engineered that, remarkably.
The Missions Of California
Episode 9
9 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
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.
1 hours 40 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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.
33 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Bearded middle-aged man in a brick-walled room with large steel frame windows. Caption. Acting as a sort of global policeman.
16 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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.
Politics on Point
Episode 5
2 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
The deck of an underwater ship covered in debris and rusted metal. Caption: the wreckage of the Titanic rests on the seafloor,
2 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large metal object hangs from a beamed structure fixed to the ocean floor. Boats pass by in the background.
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration of diverse children in an art gallery looking up at framed portraits of 13 historical American women.
11 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
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.
Social Studies Video Vocab
Episode 20
2 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
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.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 7
24 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 1
23 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Title card on striated prismatic background reads, "The making of the president." Caption. The making of the president.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 8
18 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Medium shot of a smiling middle aged man wearing glasses. Caption. Looking at the branch's creation might help us understand.
Standard Deviants School: American Government
Episode 10
22 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Standing Up for Freedom
Episode 2
17 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
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.
Supreme Court Spotlight
Episode 1
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 2
25 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of Black person wearing glasses and looking downward. Caption. Were shocking.
1 hours 20 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
English soldiers march through the fog, moving towards a distant blaze. Caption. Mad Anthony's troops indiscriminately destroy.
27 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Black and white photos of a Native American woman and man wearing medals around their necks. Caption. Like currency used to purchase loyalty.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 52
10 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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.
43 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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.
What We Eat
Season 0 / Ep 5
24 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a man in a neckerchief and wide brimmed hat. Caption. Milt Elliot joined the party as James Reed's main ox driver.
The Hard Road West: The Story of the Donner Party
Episode 1
25 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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.
The Hard Road West: The Story of the Donner Party
Episode 2
25 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Man in military dress blues walks through a military cemetary with hundreds of white tombstones.
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 3
54 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Grainy black and white photo of men in suits and various hats. Caption. Were wounded or got killed.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 2
54 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a crowd of people carrying banners and signs at a demonstration. Caption. Before the Civil War, the issues were slavery.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 1
55 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and black frame glasses. Caption. The assistant attorney general, William H. Rehnquist.
The Supreme Court
Season 0 / Ep 4
55 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Painting. Young Black girl jumping rope outside with homes in background. Caption. Under the shade of a sweet-smelling pine.
7 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 3 / Ep 305
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 111
21 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Wide shot of the Baltimore city skyline from across the Patapsco River. Text overlay reads, "Star Spangled Edition".
Travel Thru History
Season 3 / Ep 301
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 4 / Ep 404
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 3 / Ep 306
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 106
21 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 107
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white profile photo of Ernest Hemingway, wearing a thick turtleneck sweater, looking off with a serious expression. He has short wavy hair and a full gray beard trimmed close to his face.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 103
21 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 102
21 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 7
21 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 3
21 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 112
21 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 109
21 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 4
21 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Colorful sign decorated with images of an underwater scene reads Newton Perry, Underwater Mermaid Theatre. Caption. Puts "real life mermaids" on display.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 9
21 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 108
21 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 5
20 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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..
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 113
21 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 4 / Ep 401
21 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 104
21 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Complex of buildings and roads. Caption: (narrator) Stretching 72 miles down Florida's east coast,
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 101
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 105
21 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a group of several sea sponges gathered in a blue net. Caption. Why am I telling you this?
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 8
21 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 2 / Ep 6
21 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Travel Thru History
Season 1 / Ep 110
21 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A well-groomed woman in a hat. Caption: A million couldn't repay me for what I've lost.
1 hours 28 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 12
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.
7 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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.
U.S. History
Episode 4
31 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
U.S. History
Episode 3
31 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
U.S. History
Episode 5
28 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
U.S. History
Episode 2
27 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
22 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 1
2 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 2
1 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 3
1 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 4
1 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 5
1 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sepia-tone sketch of an aerial view of city with a large hill rising in the back.
Uniquely New York
Episode 6
1 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 7
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 8
1 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 9
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 10
1 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
City street lined with buildings of varying shades and heights as several vehicles drive by on a sunny day.
Uniquely New York
Episode 11
1 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Uniquely New York
Episode 12
1 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Uniquely New York
Episode 13
1 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 14
1 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 15
1 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Uniquely New York
Episode 16
1 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 17
1 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Uniquely New York
Episode 18
1 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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."
Uniquely New York
Episode 19
2 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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.
Uniquely New York
Episode 20
1 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white map outlined in black with white text that reads, "Oneonta," partially overlaid by a sepia-tone image of a tree-lined valley. Logo in lower left corner reads, "Path through history."
Uniquely New York
Episode 21
1 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a blue and tan metal sign with green trees and a lake in the background. Text on the sign reads, "Van Cleef Lake, named for George Cunningham Van Cleef, one of first white children born in Seneca County 1797."
Uniquely New York
Episode 22
1 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
City street lined with a long, 2-story red-brick building with white windows. Many modern vehicles are either parked or drive down the street. Tall green deciduous trees are in the distance.
Uniquely New York
Episode 23
1 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sepia tone sketch of a town situated between 2 hills with a large river running across the bottom right. The words, "Walton, New York, 1887," are written across the bottom center in Gothic script, with other miniscule text on each side.
Uniquely New York
Episode 24
1 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of 3 early-1900s cars coming around a bend in a racetrack. A crowd looks on from the right, with a building looming behind them.
Uniquely New York
Episode 25
1 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a dirt road lined with trees and several wooden, single story buildings with pitched roofs. The closest building has a sign that reads, "Shanley Brothers" and 1 woman and 2 men standing in front.
Uniquely New York
Episode 26
1 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a blue and tan metal sign with green trees in the background. Text on the sign reads, "Windsor. David Hotchkiss Founder, circa 1787, gave village green to Presbyterian Society 1802. Town of Windsor. 1807. Village incorporated 1897."
Uniquely New York
Episode 27
2 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Side view of a man and woman with dark hair inside a dimly lit ornate building looking up. Several marble pillars on shiny floors are visible behind them. Caption. In June 1923, the neoclassical H, S, B, C building was completed.
Wall Street
Episode 10
28 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Several large, leafless trees in a brown field appear against a cloudy winter sky. Caption. And supplier of trading products to the East.
Wall Street
Episode 3
30 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Large red crane lifts a red and black shipping container in front of many other colorful shipping containers stacked on top of each other. Caption. Today, Amsterdam is regarded as a leading port in Europe.
Wall Street
Episode 1
33 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Corner of Wall Street in dim light with 2 N, Y, P, D squad cars parked at the corner while several people in suits walk by in the background. Several American flags are displayed on a building on the right. Caption. But things are different now.
Wall Street
Episode 7
29 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Nate talks in front of a blackboard background. A sign that reads, "No Guns Allowed," and a sepia-tone photo of a man appear on screen next to him. Caption. "Was trying to find non-violent ways."
Artrageous With Nate
Season 0 / Ep 34
10 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Color illustration. Girl laying down in hospital bed as man in lab coat touches her forehead. Caption. Well, you might find this hard to believe.
11 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: K - 2
Woman with dark hair and wearing a pink polo shirt leans against a wooden railing on a bridge over a stream. She looks at a smiling man in a green sweater sitting on the railing. Caption. Just cut to the chase?
Wow! I Never Knew That!
Episode 8
10 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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