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Step Back History
How Did the Wild West Become Myth?
With Westworld coming back this weekend, I wanted to make a video to talk about some myths we commonly hold about the wild west.
Curated Video
Uses for Amaranth
For centuries, amaranth has been consumed for nutritional and medicinal purposes and used externally to treat a variety of rashes and wounds. Learn about the many uses for amaranth.<b<br/>r/>
Amaranth part 3/5
Amaranth part 3/5
Curated Video
Lozen: Fearless Apache Warrior
At a time when Apache men and women followed specific gender roles, Lozen defied convention – to become one of the finest warriors in the tribe's history.
Curated Video
The History and Making of Chocolate
The Mayans and the Aztecs began consuming and cultivating chocolate, or Xocolati. When Spain colonized Mexico in the 1600s, chocolate became a popular food in Europe too. Learn how chocolate preparation changed from the bitter powder...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Study Guide: The Crisis of the Union
Learn more about the crisis that led to the American Civil War.
Science360
Cactus flesh cleans up toxic water
University of South Florida engineering professor Norma Alcantar and her team are using the ""flesh"" from Prickly Pear cacti, called mucilage, to clean up oil and other toxins from water. With support from the National Science...
The March of Time
1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: FREEZE FRAME 76 miles up, continues spinning in descent, FREEZE FRAME Gulf of California 700 miles to west, spinning continues.
MOT 1953: FILMING ROCKET FLIGHT: FREEZE FRAME 76 miles up, continues spinning in descent, FREEZE FRAME Gulf of California 700 miles to west, spinning continues.
The Art Assignment
What this painting tells us about Frida Kahlo
The artist Frida Kahlo is a larger-than-life icon, known for the masterful self-portraits she made during her turbulent life (1907 - 1954). We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas), and consider what it tells...
Seven Dimensions
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
This video features a discussion on the importance of diversity in the workplace and the challenges that arise when employees cannot communicate effectively in English. The conversation also touches on the need for language learning and...
Religion for Breakfast
Aztec Religion Explained
In this episode we examine the topic: Aztec Religion Explained
Hip Hughes History
World War One Explained: US History Review
A regents based Social Studies lecture for US History and Government. Theme based, this lecture seeks to give you an overview of US involvement in WWI.
PBS
Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions
What really crashed down to Earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947? Can we trust the government when they say it was just a weather balloon? Today Danielle looks at the history of alien conspiracies and what they teach us about the legacy...
US Department of Agriculture
Helping Farmers Prevent Runoff And Erosion
An innovative USDA initiative along the Gulf of Mexico is helping farmers in Mississippi's coastal counties prevent sediment and nutrients from washing into nearby waterways that drain into the Gulf.
Next Animation Studio
Total eclipse due over North America in 2024
The next total solar eclipse will occur over parts of North America on Monday, April 8, 2024.<br/>
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Montana
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Mountain Region of the United States. The individual states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are presented in detail.
Flipping Physics
Introduction to Inertia and Inertial Mass
Before you can start learning about Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion, you need to understand inertia and mass. This video defines both and more specifically inertial mass.
Next Animation Studio
Massive skull rack found in Mexico sheds light on Aztec human sacrifice
Modern historians have doubted the existence of a massive skull display that 16th century Spanish conquistadors claimed to have seen in the ancient city of Tenochtitlan - until now.
Professor Dave Explains
Zachary Taylor: Old Rough and Ready (1849 - 1850)
Zachary Taylor was an interesting fellow. He was a military general that didn't much care about being president. He was also the second president to die in office. But from what?! You'll have to watch this to find out!
One Minute History
Pancho Villa - Heroes of the Mexican Revolution - One Minute History
Pancho Villa is a national folk hero and an icon of the Mexican Revolution. At sixteen, he drops his birth name, Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula, after killing a man for threatening to sexually assault his sister. He escapes into the Sierra...
Barcroft Media
The Beauty Company Staffed By Individuals With Disabilities
A BEAUTY company employs people with disabilities to provide them with opportunities. Blush & Whimsy is a startup in New Mexico selling lipsticks with a difference. The New Mexico company was founded in 2016 by Michaela Brown after she...
Jabzy
Mexican-American War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Mexican-American War
60 Second Histories
Maya medicine
A Maya woman talks about medicine, doctors, midwives and healers; also a look at the illnesses and treatments they used.
Curated Video
María Ruiz de Burton: Chicano Activist Writer
Latina author María Ruiz de Burton raised the plight of Mexicans in America with two satirical and revealing books at a time when female authors were few and far between.
Professor Dave Explains
Bill Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1993 – 2001)
Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas before he decided to challenge George H. W. Bush for the presidency. Perceived as young and hip, with his saxophone skills, America fell hard for Bill and he won in 1992. His two-term presidency...