Curated Video
Why Haiti Is So Dangerous And The Dominican Republic Is Thriving
Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Two countries that share an island, and little else. Because while Haiti has been making international headlines of late surrounding its current anarchy, the Dominican Republic is an otherwise pretty...
Wonderscape
Columbus’s Third and Fourth Voyages: New Discoveries and Final Journeys
This video covers the third and fourth voyages of Christopher Columbus. His third voyage led him to the South American continent, though he didn’t realize it. On his final voyage, he explored Central America, facing harsh conditions and...
Wonderscape
Columbus’s Second Voyage: Struggles in the New World
This video follows Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World in 1493, where he led 17 ships and 1,200 people. Upon returning to Hispaniola, he discovered that the men he left behind had been killed. The settlers faced...
Wonderscape
Columbus’s First Voyage: The Discovery of the New World
This video recounts Christopher Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. With three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, Columbus and his crew set sail, eventually landing on an island he named San Salvador, believing it...
Curated Video
Cultural Impact of Early Exploration
Cultural Impact of Early Exploration explains the cultural impact of exploration by researching the travels of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake.
Curated Video
Spanish Exploration of the New World
Spanish Exploration of the New World investigates the Spanish exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
One Minute History
130 The Haitian Revolution - One Minute History
1492 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and begins enslaving its people. European diseases and brutal working conditions bring the indigenous population to the brink of extinction. Over the next three hundred years,...
Bizarre Beasts
How The Solenodon Became Venomous
The venomous mammal club is so small you’d think they’d all be closely related, but it turns out solenodons have been doing their own thing for a very long time.
Cerebellum
Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - Bringing Christianity To North America And The Conquest Of The Aztecs
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at the impact of Spanish missions to North America and how many Native...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : El ciclón Fred se degrada a depresión tropical a su paso por isla La Española
El ciclón Fred se degradó de tormenta a depresión tropical el miércoles a su paso por la isla caribeña La Española, que comparten Haití y República Dominicana, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) de Estados Unidos en su último...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: World Explorers: Juan Ponce De Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who is commonly thought to have been on a search for the fountain of youth. He is remembered for colonizing the Caribbean, and for discovering Florida and trying to establish a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hispaniola: An Island Divided
Immediately following the devastating Haitian earthquake of January 2010, many Haitians sought refuge in the neighboring Dominican Republic (D.R.) but their arrival resulted in escalating tensions between the two nations. Despite...