Weatherthings
Weather Things: Tornado Impacts
Over a thousand tornadoes happen every year in the United States but only few dozen take lives. Most tornadoes are brief and weak but the tornadoes that are large and powerful can wipe homes off their foundations. Tornadoes only come...
Hip Hughes History
The 1820 Election Explained
A summary video lecture of the Presidential Election of 1820 between James Monroe and uhm... well nobody.
Mr. Beat
Why Kansas City is (Mostly) in Missouri
In 2005, I watched the British band Keane at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City. After they finished playing a song, the lead singer, Tom Chaplin, said it was the band's first time in Kansas. Many members of the crowd immediately booed...
Hip Hughes History
The Dred Scott Decision Explained: US History Review
A focused video lecture explaining the Supreme Court case, Scott vs Sandford (1857), better known as the Dred Scott Decision. In this 12 minute video we look at the facts of the case, the court's rational and decision and most...
Barcroft Media
The Heartache Of Having Two Vaginas: BORN DIFFERENT
A young nurse was shocked to discover her constant pelvic pain was due to her having two vaginas. Nicci Triefenbach, 32, found out that her vaginal cavity was split in two - and that she had two uteruses, two cervix and two vaginal...
Curated Video
The Donner Party’s Deadly Detour
Taking a shortcut in the unexplored American West was always a gamble – but for the Reed and Donner families it proved catastrophic.
Boulder Creek International
Kansas City: Payday Lending and Predatory Lending
Kansas City part 3/7: The video discusses the issue of payday lending and its impact on low-income communities in Kansas City, Missouri. It highlights the efforts of a faith-based community organizing network to gather signatures for a...
The March of Time
1945: JAPAN SURRENDER WORLD WAR II: VS USS Missouri battleship at sea, Japanese harbor pilot being transferred to USS Missouri from accompanying ship. INT VS Japanese officers & United States officers looking over map of Tokyo Bay. WWII, 'Big Mo'
MOT 1945: JAPAN SURRENDER WORLD WAR II: VS USS Missouri battleship at sea, Japanese harbor pilot being transferred to USS Missouri from accompanying ship. INT VS Japanese officers & United States officers looking over map of Tokyo Bay....
Weird History
What Life Was Really Like On the Oregon Trail
Life on the Oregon Trail was both incredibly boring and extremely dangerous. Pioneers had to exercise extreme caution and a lot of bravado to cross the 2,170 mile stretch of land starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. Accidents and...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Heroes of American Manufacturing Meramec Instrument Transformer
Meramec Instrument Transformer Co. needed to diversify and develop more products to sell with a goal of becoming the leader in the industry. With the help of their local economic development director, they were connected with Missouri...
TLDR News
Gerrymandering is as Bad as Ever: Worst New Maps - TLDR News
Gerrymandering has been a political issue for decades and... it's still terrible. So in this video, we'll review the latest changes to political boundaries & why gerrymandering is getting worse than ever.
Curated Video
Wanted: The Infamous Reno Gang
Over a two-year period in the 1860s, infamous train robbers the Reno Gang stole the equivalent of $9 million dollars, until an act of vigilantism stopped them in their tracks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Dred Scott Decision
Learn more about the Dred Scott decision and why it is considered the worst U.S. Supreme Court ruling in history.
Mr. Beat
The Lawrence Massacre (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the third time Lawrence, Kansas, was invaded- The Lawrence Massacre, also known as Quantrill's Raid.
Curated Video
Harriet Robinson Scott: A Personal Fight for Emancipation with National Ramifications
The story of the enslaved woman who challenged slavery in the highest court in the United States.
Hip Hughes History
The Missouri Compromise Explained: US History Review
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820? How did it attempt to deal with the expansion of slavery? Who opposed it, who supported it? Perfect for #APUSH students or anyone studying US History.
Weird History
The Biggest Badass Woman In American History
All western schoolchildren have heard of Sacagawea, and even more know the story of Pocahontas either from class or the Disney movie. But who was the great – and comparatively unknown – Marie Dorion? No less than one of the most...
Science360
Home Sensors Enable Seniors To Live Independently
People are living longer and they desire to live as independently as possible in their senior years. But, independent lifestyles come with risks, such as debilitating falls and deteriorating health resulting from inadequate care. To...
Mr. Beat
Dred Scott v. Sandford
St. Louis, Missouri Some time between 1830 and 1833 Dr. John Emerson, an United States Army surgeon, buys a slave named Dred Scott. Emerson moved around a lot, and he always took Scott with him. In 1836, Emerson moved to Fort Armstrong,...
Weird History
Life On The Oregon Trail
Life on the Oregon Trail was both incredibly boring and extremely dangerous. Pioneers had to exercise extreme caution and a lot of bravado to cross the 2,170 mile stretch of land starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. Accidents and...
Cerebellum
America: Nationalism And Change 1818-1830 - The Missouri Comprimise 1820
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 examines the documents...
Professor Dave Explains
James Monroe: Last Cocked Hat (1817 - 1825)
You've heard of the Monroe doctrine, perhaps? This is the guy! Well, John Quincy Adams wrote it... but everyone liked this guy. They liked him so much that his entire presidency was called "The Era of Good Feelings". His story starts all...
Curated Video
#TheMoment TLC surprised a singer covering Waterfalls
New ReviewTish Period, a singer from St. Louis tells CBC News about the moment TLC surprised her on stage at a local bar after they heard her covering Waterfalls.
Curated Video
In Missouri, Trump Sees Opportunity to Flip a Blue Senate Seat to Red
President Trump is looking to the state of Missouri to flip a Senate seat long-held by a Democrat from blue to red. Sen. Claire McCaskill is facing a strong challenge from Republican Josh Hawley on the eve of Election Day. Cheddar's J.D....