This video covers Charles Lindbergh’s life from the tragic kidnapping of his son in 1932 to his contributions during World War II and his later focus on environmental preservation. It explores how Lindbergh used his aviation expertise...

Learn how Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of First Lady, using her platform to advocate for civil rights, women’s rights, and the New Deal. From her tireless travel around the U.S. to her groundbreaking press conferences and...

Trace the escalation of the Pacific Theater from the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor through the aggressive Japanese expansion and the pivotal battles that marked the early years of World War II.



The Attack on Pearl Harbor...

In the heat of battle, knowledge is power. Messages must be sent and received quickly, accurately and if you plan on winning, they need to be encoded. October 1918 (World War I) France - Native American men from Oklahoma...

On the morning of May 4, 1942, twenty nine Navajo men boarded a bus at Ft. Defiance, Arizona bound for Marine Corps training camp. These men were tasked with creating a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo...

Uncover the story of Smoky, a Yorkie who became a war hero and therapy dog.

This video entitled "The Great Migration" discusses the Great Migration, which occurred between 1910 and 1970.

This video provides a detailed account of the daring mission carried out by Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder's Second Ranger Battalion to eliminate a fortified German coastal battery at Point Du Arc during the D-Day invasion of...

This video covers the initial years of World War II, focusing on the Battle of the Atlantic and the rapid expansion of Nazi Germany. It describes the devastating impact of German U-Boats, the fall of several European nations, and the...

This video examines key turning points in World War II, including the entry of the United States and the Soviet Union into the war, the fall of Mussolini, and the Tehran Conference. It focuses on Operation Overlord, the liberation of...

This video explores the origins and early events of World War II, focusing on the political and economic factors that led to the conflict. It examines the rise of fascist leaders like Hitler and Mussolini, the impact of the Treaty of...

The day is finally here! Your baby has arrived and you're officially a new parent! But how long until that new baby smell wears off and you're forced to return to work and find reliable childcare? Today Danielle looks at the history...

We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...

Colette and Lacie visit one last building in the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, the crematorium. Colette is overcome with emotion as she stands in the last place her brother's body passed through. She recalls memories of her brother...

Colette and Lucie receive an overwhelming welcome from the former mayor of Nordhausen, Germany. The next day, they make their way to the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp where 20,000 people, including Colette's brother were killed. They...

Colette Marin-Catherine and her family were members of the French resistance during World War II. Colette and Lacie, a history student researching that era, travel together to Nordhausen, Germany, to visit the Mittelbau-Dora...

As a young girl, Colette Marin-Catherine fought Hitler's Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. Her older brother was arrested and sent to German concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora where he was killed. For 74 years, she has refused...

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During the postwar era, the United States shifted from a war-driven economy to a consumer-driven economy. Americans ceased making wartime sacrifices and began enjoying postwar indulgences.

This video will explain how the U.S. government used propaganda as one way to persuade Americans to contribute to the war and promote patriotism.

A video entitled “Analyzing Historical Context” which evaluates the historical background of a piece of nonfiction.

When Vladek’s second wife leaves him, Art and Françoise go to stay with him. Art still finds it hard to get along with his father, but he continues recording his story. It’s 1944 and Vladek and Anja have been separated into different...

Art Spiegelman has always wanted to create a graphic memoir of his parents’ story of love and survival during The Holocaust. So, he sits down with his father, Vladek, to hear what it was like as a Polish Jew living under Nazi...

Despite Vladek and Mala’s hectic marital problems, Art continues to record his father’s story. In these chapters, Vladek describes what it was like for Polish Jews in the 1940s. Crafty hiding places, the terror of getting caught, narrow...