Wonderscape
How Nuclear Reactors Generate Power
This video explains the process of nuclear fission and how it powers nuclear reactors to produce electricity. Learn how uranium atoms are split to create heat, which then drives steam turbines to generate energy, all while avoiding...
Curated Video
Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.
Mr. Beat
The U.S. Interstate Highway System Explained
What's up with the Interstate Highway System? Mr. Beat explains how it works, why we have it, and how it came to be what it is today.
Mr. Beat
The President Who Saved the World
Mr. Beat tells the story of Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, one of the greatest generals and presidents in American history.
Curated Video
Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.
One Minute History
043 Presidential Oath of Office - One Minute History
Witness Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama take...
Hip Hughes History
The Lavender Scare Explained
Most Americans know the Red Scare of the 1950s but most don't know about the Lavender Scare which resulted in thousands of gays and lesbians being dismissed from the Federal Workforce. Join me for a super fast explanation of its roots...
Hip Hughes History
The 1948 Election Explained
A fun filled political science summary of the 1948 Presidential Election between Harry Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, Strom Thurmond and Henry Wallace.
Hip Hughes History
The 1956 Election Explained.
A summary of the electoral re-match between President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.
The March of Time
1952: ROBINSON SPEAKS: MS Dodgers player Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson (1919-1972) SOT saying when he came home from war he was lucky, went back to baseball, worried about nephew in Korea, quality job when comes home? How does he feel about FEPC?
MOT 1952: ROBINSON SPEAKS: MS Dodgers player Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson (1919-1972) SOT saying when he came home from war he was lucky, went back to baseball, worried about nephew in Korea, quality job when comes home? How does he...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1948
The 41st Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1948. After Franklin Roosevelt died, Harry Truman took over, and soon after Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Now, all eyes were on the Pacific...
Hip Hughes History
The 1952 Election Explained
Do you like Ike? Either way you are going to wanna wrap your head around a pivotal election in American History where the solid south says no more and the Republican Party wins its first election since 1928.
Hip Hughes History
The Pledge of Allegiance: A History
A short history of the Pledge of Allegiance and a look at both sides of the argument of whether the phrase "Under God" violates the 1st Amendment.
One Minute History
U.S. Presidential Oath of Office - President's Day - One Minute History
The U.S. Presidential Oath of Office, delivered through the presidents of the past
Cerebellum
American Presidents - 33rd-37th Presidents
The Presidency of the United States is the most powerful position in the nation, and is often referred to as the “leader of the free world”. Their power is only equaled by the massive responsibility they hold. They are not always...
Religion for Breakfast
The Cold War Origins of "In God We Trust"
The motto of the United States is: "In God We Trust." But the motto is a relatively recent invention, dating back to the 1950s. Why did the U.S. institute this motto, and what does it tell us about American identity and religion?
Professor Dave Explains
Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Professor Dave Explains
Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...
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D-Day: prisoners of war
/ General Dwight Eisenhower shakes hands with soldiers / German soldiers walk past troops with their hands raised in surrender / wounded on stretchers on front of car / prisoners of war marching in a line in Normandy. D-Day: prisoners of...
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President Eisenhower signs St. Lawrence Seaway Bill
Eisenhower seated at desk signing St Lawrence Seaway Bill while surrounded by various dignitaries and members of the government / three men sit down besides Eisenhower and act as witnesses to the signing / Eisenhower's signature on the...
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower reelected
/ Adlai Stevenson speaks before Democratic National Convention / Dwight Eisenhower named at Republican Convention / huge crowd holding IKE signs / Dwight Eisenhower with wife Mamie, standing and waving / election results in lights on...
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President Eisenhower visits Chile
Panoramic view of Santiago / Dwight Eisenhower in motorcade passing hundreds of happy onlookers cheering and waving / Eisenhower stands inside convertible car greeting the crowd and waving his hat as motorcycles go past / presidential...
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Ambassador Lodge speaks to Security Council regarding U2 spy plane accusation
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr explains US interpretation of what happened in regard to the U2 spy plane to UN Security Council / 'a Soviet fighter pressed in from the seaward side and tried to force the plane off its course and into...
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Ambassador Lodge explains U2 spy plane course
In Security Council debate in New York, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr gives the lie to Soviet charges that the R-B-47 reconnaissance jet shot down by Red fighters was on a spy flight / He reveals the plane's flight was tracked by US...