Hip Hughes History
The 18th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Learn the history of the 18th amendment in an engaging video lecture by Social Studies teacher Keith Hughes aka HipHughes. In this informative ten minute lecture we look at 19th century Temperance and its evolution into the Anti-Saloon...
The Business Professor
Securities Issuance - Prefiling Period
Securities Issuance - Prefiling Period
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - The 18th Amendment - Volstead Act (1919)
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. In this video, the documents...
Weird History
How People Spent Free Time In the 1920s
For the healing of the nations there must be good will and charity, confidence and peace," President Calvin Coolidge declared at the end of 1923, as the shadow of WWI continued to loom over America. What was life actually like in the...
Mr. Beat
Prohibition (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the time the United States tried banning the production, transport, and sale of alcohol.
Weird History
The History of Alcohol in America
From colonial cider drinkers to prohibition hooch smugglers, these are the lengths Americans went for their booze. Some cowboys were said to be so desperate at the saloons they threw back a mixture of gin and strychnine, while some...
Professor Dave Explains
Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: Freedom of Religion
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 5. This clip explains the guarantee of Freedom of Religion as it is spelled out in the U.S. Constitution.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Depression - The New Deal
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - Women In The Progressive Era
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
Curated Video
Ontario college support workers on strike after rejecting latest offer
New ReviewMore than 10,000 full-time support staff workers at 24 public colleges in Ontario are on strike. The union says job security and appropriate funding are major concerns for staff.
Curated Video
MedMen Makes Public Market Debut in Canada
The American cannabis company, which has 18 licensed facilities and a medical marijuana dispensary on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, began trading on the Canadian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, earning a valuation of $1.1 billion. "This is a long...
Curated Video
MedMen Goes Public in Canada to Grow in U.S.
Shares of the American cannabis company, which has 18 licensed facilities in the U.S. and a medical marijuana dispensary on Manhattan's 5th Avenue, began trading on the Canadian Stock Exchange Tuesday, giving it a valuation of $1.1...
Curated Video
Ramping up in pot
Michael Gorenstein, CEO of marijuana company Cronos, on how the company is getting ready for a future in which his company's product is legal.
Curated Video
Rick Steves: U.S. Should Learn From Europe's Marijuana Laws
The author and travel expert is a proponent of ending the ban on marijuana. He pointed out that in Europe, where "a joint is about as interesting as a can of beer," regulators take a much more compassionate tone.
Curated Video
Nova Scotia's booming liquor business
Why the province might just have the most makers of rum and whisky per capita in Canada
Curated Video
TikTok bill passed by lawmakers in the US House. Is a total ban on the horizon?
Legislation has been passed which could see TikTok banned unless the platform's China-based owner sells its stake within the year.
Curated Video
Unlocking the secrets of speakeasies - and how they're making a comeback today
Step back in time to the Roaring '20s as we unlock the secrets of speakeasies and see how these hidden haunts of the Prohibition era are making a comeback today.
Curated Video
Navalny: Kremlin critic poisoned with Novichok, chemical weapons watchdog confirms
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed on Tuesday that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. The Hague-based organisation said that an analysis carried out by its...
Curated Video
'Why us?': Disbelief in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon over Trump tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has placed tariffs on island nations around the world, but Steve Le Bars says he was surprised to see his home of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the small French territory off Newfoundland, slapped with a heavy...
Curated Video
Belgium bans display of tobacco products in shops; health plan to rid Belgium of tobacco by 2040
A new law implemented in Belgium on Tuesday prevents cigarettes or any tobacco products from being put on display in shops. Watch to know more!
Getty Images
The Great Depression in America
/ montage - New York skyline from East River / crowd milling on street, traders in stock exchange jumping about in agitated state, people destroying produce they cannot sell, burning vegetables, wheat, spilling milk, throwing crates into...