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Benjamin Franklin's Journey: From Printer to Influential Statesman
Tracing Benjamin Franklin's life from a young age, this video delves into his move to Philadelphia and the significant strides he made in his career. It highlights his ventures into printing, the creation of the daily planner, and the...
Curated Video
Transforming Garbage into Oil: The Innovative Process of Changing World Technologies
Changing World Technologies is a Philadelphia-based company that has developed a groundbreaking process called thermal depolymerization (TDP) to convert various types of garbage, including computer parts, electrical odds and ends, and...
Curated Video
Henrietta Lacks' Revolutionary HeLa Cells
The astonishing story of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cells, taken without consent, revolutionized medical research but also exposed ethical dilemmas, leading to crucial changes in consent laws to protect patients' rights in the scientific...
Curated Video
Declaration of Independence
For those taking the U.S. Citizenship test, knowing and understanding the importance of the Declaration of Independence is essential.
Curated Video
Susan La Flesche Picotte: The First Female Native American Doctor
At a time when many Native Americans were refused healthcare by racist White doctors, Susan La Flesche Picotte overcame gender discrimination to become the first Indigenous woman in U.S. history to earn a medical degree.
Curated Video
Ona Judge: Self-Emancipated from the Presidential Mansion
Born into slavery on George Washington's plantation, Ona Judge's daring escape highlights the ideological contradictions of personal liberty in early America.
Curated Video
Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
Curated Video
Caretakers and Confidants: Presidential Valets
Presidential valets have been a mainstay at the White House since its earliest days. They not only perform vital tasks for the President, but act as confidantes and companions in the most trying of circumstances.
Curated Video
Geography of the Northeast United States
Geography of the Northeast United States evaluates the characteristics of the Northeast region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Stephanie Costello - Let the Students Run the Show
Stephanie Costello is the Academic Dean of Technology and Innovation at String Theory Schools, an Apple Distinguished Educator, Class of 2019, history nerd, Apple Teacher and Google Certified Educator. String Theory Schools is a...
Curated Video
Beginning of American Democracy
Beginning of American Democracy” describes how democracy developed in the United States, exploring the events that occurred during the Revolutionary War between 1774 and 1776.
Curated Video
KWL Charts
This video is about “KWL Charts”and explores how to develop questions about a nonfiction text.
Curated Video
What is the 4th of July?
Independence Day takes place every year on the 4th of July. It celebrates the day that the Founders of the United States declared their independence from Great Britain.
Curated Video
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a founder of the United States, he was also a writer, inventor, scientist, statesman, and a huge celebrity in the thirteen colonies.
Curated Video
The Birth of American Democracy
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they didn't mention is the group of Native Americans who helped showed us the way.
John D Ruddy
American Revolution (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
This remastered edition of the American Revolution has a steadier pace and widescreen conversion.
Hip Hughes History
The Preamble to the United States Constitution: A Reading
A direct reading of the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
Hip Hughes History
McCulloch vs Maryland Explained: US History Review
An essential case for students of US History and law as well as the reliable cray cray on the internet, McCulloch vs Maryland helps to define Federalism as well as the elastic clause. Let HipHughes takes something as dull as cardboard...
Hip Hughes History
The Paxton Boys: The Conestoga Massacre Explained
An overview of one of the most horrific massacres in colonial history as settlers of SE Pennsylvania go on a rampage. Watch as Benjamin Franklin saves the day but not before violence takes it course. A sneak peek into some of the anger...
Vlogbrothers
Understanding the Primaries: Delegates, Democracy, and America's Nonstop Political Party
In which John seeks to understand the strange and labyrinthine process used by the Republican and Democratic parties to select a nominee for President, focusing on the great state of Missouri, where the races were close but the delegate...
Mazz Media
Road to Revolution: Historic Philadelphia
In this program "Benjamin Franklin" describes what really went on behind closed doors as our founding fathers hammered out the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Viewers ill tour historic Philadelphia, making stops at...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Herman Beavers - Why Poetry Matters
Herman Beavers has taught at Penn since 1989. Professor Beavers has a joint appointment in the Department of Africana Studies and teaches courses in African American and American literature, including courses on Southern Modernism, 20th...
Step Back History
How the Police Became an Occupying Army
We’ve heard quite a bit about the institution of the police lately. We see them in places like Portland or Minneapolis sporting military weapons, driving armoured personnel carriers, and dressed like the jackboots from a dystopian 70s...
Makematic
Peggy Shippen
In this video, viewers will learn about Peggy Shippen, the Philadelphia IT Girl who spied for the British during the American Revolution.