Curated Video
What is Presidents' Day?
Every year, on the third Monday of February, Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day. A federal holiday that originally began as a birthday celebration for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Curated Video
Indian Reservations
Dr. Forrester talks about the history of the Indian reservations in the United States and what the reservations are like today.
Curated Video
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman To Run for President
Victoria Woodhull ran for President of the United States before most American women were even allowed to vote.
Mazz Media
Guerra Civil
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,...
Curated Video
Ulysess S Grant: Profile of a Leader
In 2020, a statue of former US President Ulysses S Grant was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters. A Civil War hero who helped bring about an end to slavery, he was a controversial figure too.
Curated Video
The Gilded Age: When America Became a Superpower
Learn about the Gilded Age, a period of immense social and industrial change in US history.
John D Ruddy
American Civil War in 10 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the American Civil War, how it started, what politics led to it, the key battles of the war and the key players such as Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee.
Getty Images
This Week In History 4/5 - 4/11
This Week In History 4/5 - 4/11 (Footage by Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
English bulldog "General Grant," a gift for the Roosevelt family, stops at Newark Airport
Title card: "News Flashes! First White House Pet for Roosevelt flies US" / VS Miss Jane Vance and a white bulldog, "General Grant," exit a United Airlines airplane at Newark Airport; the dog trots along, and she sits at airplane with the...
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The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, Grant's Overland Campaign: Animated Battle Map
Ulysses S. Grant, having been elevated to general-in-chief to the Armies of the United States, began the 1864 Overland Campaign that brought the Civil War to northern Virginia. High schoolers watch an informative video...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Shiloh
Take a birds-eye view of the Civil War with an instructive video about the Battle of Shiloh. Paced over the four-day period in which Confederate troops were forced into retreat, the video presents both a strategic and tactical glimpse of...
Curated OER
American Civil War History - Part 3/3
It's April 3, 1865, and Robert E. Lee's troops are all but surrounded. After four years of fighting, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant sit down together to discuss terms of surrender. This resource, part three of three, glances over the...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant
The life and times of Ulysses S. Grant are surveyed in this companion site to the PBS series. Features include a transcript of the program as well as video clips, interactive games, and learning activities.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ulysses S. Grant: 60 Second Presidents
Short video [1:19] on the life and presidency of Civil War Hero, Ulysses S. Grant. Students will enjoy the informal delivery of this animated video. Student handouts include background essay on Grant and fact sheet to be used while...
A&E Television
History.com: Grant Documentaries
In this series of documentaries "Grant" tells the unbelievable and quintessentially American story of a humble man who overcomes incredible obstacles, rises to the highest ranks of power and saves the nation not once, but twice. With a...