William McKinley ushered in a new era for America, one of imperialism that would foreshadow things to come. He was also the third president to be assassinated. He manufactured a reason to go to war, he strengthened the government, hey...

Ya es oficial - nuestras luces de Navidad son tan brillantes que podemos verlas desde el espacio. Gracias al instrumento VIIRS en el satélite Suomi NPP, en una misión conjunta entre NASA y NOAA, los científicos están presentando una...

More than six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation. Thousands of homes and businesses have no electricity and are waiting for insurance payouts. Frontline services are being denied...

At night, a satellite's view of Earth lights up in bright strings of roads dotted with pearl-like cities and towns as humans take center stage in artificial light. In Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Maria, the entire island's...

In this lecture, I introduce the topic of biodiversity, and talk about why biodiversity is important. I end the section talking about threats to biodiversity. Things like Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and habitat degradation.

Geared for students taking high school level US History, specifically covering Industrial Age concepts.

The story of Latina activist Antonia Pantoja, who fought for bilingual education programs.

It's a system that's unique to the United States of American – but exactly is the electoral college, how does it work and what part does it play in our democracy? Discover more about the group of "electors" who have the final say.

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America? She sits in an in-between limbo, neither a state or an independent nation. So how did Puerto Rico become owned by, but not part of America?

Puerto Ricans pays taxes but can't vote in Presidential Elections. While in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead voted from beyond the grave! So how does voting law really work in the United States?

This video provides a historical account of the sinking of the USS Maine in 1898, which played a significant role in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. It explores the events leading up to the explosion, the role of yellow...

He hit 240 home runs. Was a two-time World Series champion. And won the coveted Golden Glove twelve years in a row. But life in America for Puerto Rican All-Star Roberto Clemente was anything but easy.

Maria is a biochemist from Puerto Rico! Actually technically she is both a biochemist and a pharmacist, since she has a dual degree called a Pharm.D-PhD. Her research centers around metastatic breast cancer, so let's check out precisely...

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 focuses on documents...

This video provides a brief history of the calendar and explores New Year's traditions and customs around the world. The video also discusses the tradition of making New Year's resolutions and the significance of the song "Auld Lang...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Spanish-American War

So, you want to become a U.S. state. Well, here's what you do. First, do the people who live within your boundaries actually want to join the United States? If the majority actually do, usually its best that you have referendum to prove...