A quick look at U.S. history for students preparing for end of the year tests such as the NY state regents. This lecture focuses on George Washington, Whiskey Rebellion, Farewell Address,, Hamilton, and the Marshall Court.

Environmental engineers collect water samples near a chemical spill by Charleston, West Virginia for further analysis. The spill prompted officials to advise about 15 percent of the state's residents to not use the water. In the...

MOT 1953: JOHN GABER INTVW: Greentree Stable trainer John Gaver Sr. w/ Westbrook Van Voorhis by stable, Gaver explaining to be successful trainer, good horses, 98% luck, 2% common sense. Greatest thrill was when thoroughbred Capot won...

The Chesapeake Bay receives water from the 64,000 square miles of land surrounding the bay and Landsat satellites are a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a...

From the distant reaches of the Universe, to black holes, and the Martian surface, NASA explores some of the most far out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science satellites are...

On Saturday, May 14, NASA Goddard invited the community for a day full of family fun, music, food, and science. <b<b<br/>r/>r/>

Saturday, May 14, 2011, 11am -- 5pm NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.



Goddard Space Flight Center will open its doors to the public for a FREE day of fun-filled activities, hands-on demonstrations, exhibits,...

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is a first step to future missions, Mars, and beyond. But a lot has to happen before we get there and one woman played a key role.<br/>

Late Friday night, almost 50 students from Maryland and Virginia arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for a STEM-themed sleepover, ready to learn about careers in science, technology,...

A STUDENT has finally embraced her vitiligo after years spending hundreds of dollars a month on make-up to disguise it. Up until a year ago, 21-year-old Mariah Perkins, from Timonium, Maryland, would hide the white patches on her face...

A USDA research geneticist is working on a way to grow strawberries year round on the east coast. Dr. Kim Lewers is testing some strawberry cultivars in a new production system designed to extend the growing season in the northern and...

By day he worked as an iron merchant – but by night, Thomas Garrett helped thousands escape slavery as a station master on the Underground Railroad.

Learn more about the life of Harriet Tubman.

This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Maryland.

In the second episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat makes one of the most boring Supreme Court cases in American history somewhat more interesting. It was, after all, QUITE A FREAKING BIG DEAL. Washington, D.C. 1816 The United States...

The War of 1812 between the United States and Britain is typically framed as a second war for independence. Less commonly known is the story of American slaves who were able to use the war as an opportunity to negotiate their freedom....

This clip offers a brief introduction to the States in the Middle Atlantic Region of the United States.

During the War of 1812, when the British were blockading the Chesapeake Bay, many enslaved people from the state of Maryland sought asylum with the British Navy. As the war escalated, the navy made some key changes to their policy on...

How a former slave became the first woman to lead an armed force in the civil war.

HipHughes breezes through the three essential Marshall court cases, Marbury v Madison, McCulloch v Maryland and Gibbons v Ogden. Simple learnin', not meant for in depth course work, just enough so you don't look like a dummy.

Here's the story of how life was like in the 13 British American colonies. Once upon a time, there were 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America. Today we classify these colonies into three groups: 1) The New England...

A new approach to producing biofuels that uses a marine bacterium called Saccharophagus degradans that left otherwise alone, is mostly known for its damaging impact on the environment.



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