The Milton Bradley corporation produced some of the most memorable family-friendly board games in history, like Operation, Candy Land, and Chutes and Ladders, before being purchased by Hasbro. Their games aren't as innocent and carefree...

Este programa de video de accion en vivo es sobre la palabra Guerra Civil. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion del estudiante de la palabra Guerra Civil mediante el uso de secuencias de video,...

What was Abraham Lincoln really like? Lincoln is one of the most celebrated men in American History. But some of his more personal struggles are lost amidst the larger triumphs of his life: Ending slavery in America. Lincoln was a...

It seems silly that so many people "fear the beard," by why? Here is a brief history of politicians with beards. It's been since William Howard Taft when the United States had its last President with facial hair other than sideburns....

Learn more about Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions during the Mexican-American War.

The 16th President of the United States of America is recognisable for many things – his distinctive beard, his height, his black bow tie – but it's the impressive stove hat that he bought in Washington, DC that became his enduring...

In 1860, tensions were obviously high, not only between Democrats and Republicans, but within the Democratic Party. At the Democratic National Conventions, extreme pro-slavery "Fire-eaters," walked out in protest. They were nicknamed...

So you think you know your history? Mr. Hughes lays down the tracks to help you understand the true purpose behind the Emancipation Proclamation and why the Civil War was fought. Brought to you by Mr. Hughes in an easily digestible eight...

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The American Civil War (Part 1)

Overview of moviemakers' taking creative license in films about Abraham Lincoln.

Travel back with HipHughes and take a whack at Andrew Johnson! Why was Andy impeached and why the hell is Edwin Stanton barricaded in his office?

The American Civil War (Part 2)

On April 15, 1865, Lincoln was gunned down in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth, a man sympathetic to the defeated Confederacy. In the years following the end of the Civil War and Lincoln’s assassination, his successor Andrew Johnson...

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the Gettysburg...

Learn about the events before and after the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth.

Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each other using telegrams!

This animated video class is all about the festival of Thanksgiving in North America. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn about events around the world.

For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200,000 African-Americans put their lives on the line to preserve the United States?

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important and misunderstood documents in US history. So, what did it actually proclaim?

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important documents in US history. Issued at the height of the American Civil War, it granted freedom to enslaved people living in the eleven breakaway states of the Confederacy.

Military Hot Air Balloons were pioneered during the American Civil War for both surveillance and reconnaissance.

Mr. Beat explains how the Electoral College is the worst way to elect the President and Vice President in the United States.

It’s got fewer words than the average rap song, and takes less time to read than it does to boil an egg. So how did the Gettysburg Address inspire a global movement for democratic change that’s still shaping our lives today?