Instructional Video6:33
Wonderscape

Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride: The True Story

K - 5th
This video explores the real story behind Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, correcting common misconceptions. It highlights Revere’s mission to warn militias about British plans and alert Patriot leaders Hancock and Adams of their...
Instructional Video1:12:00
Curated Video

Talmudic Influence in Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Higher Ed
Though Thomas Paine was a non-believer, the heart of his Common Sense draws on the Hebrew Bible.
Instructional Video16:25
All Ears English

It's a Sign! Astrology, Stop Signs, and Signatures - All Ears English Podcast 1796

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It's a Sign! Astrology, Stop Signs, and Signatures - All Ears English Podcast 1796
Instructional Video22:48
Mazz Media

Symbols and Ceremonies of the United States

6th - 8th
Was there really an Uncle Sam? Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Why are the flag's colors red, white and blue? Kids will enjoy exploring answers to these questions and learning about the origins and meaning of our country's most...
Instructional Video12:32
Mr. Beat

Paul Revere Was Overrated

6th - 12th
Mr. Beat and MrBettsClass team up to tell the true story of Paul Revere. According to Mr. Beat, Paul Revere was definitely overrated, and most of us only know about him because of a poem written decades after his death
Instructional Video19:05
Wonderscape

History Kids: Paul Revere

K - 5th
In this video, we learn about the early years and life of American patriot Paul Revere. The video challenges the accuracy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem about Revere's midnight ride and provides a more historically accurate...
Instructional Video14:53
Mazz Media

Citizens Rule: Our Founding Documents

6th - 8th
This program introduces students to the two documents that laid the foundation for our government. Live-action reenactments, colorful animated graphics and maps help tell the stories of how the Declaration of Independence and the United...
Stock Footage0:30
Getty Images

Hand writes the signature of John Hancock

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Hand writes the signature of John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence. Hand writes the signature of John Hancock on January 01, 1939 (Footage by Getty Images)
News Clip1:12
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey sign up for championship bout

Higher Ed
Title card: Jack for Max! New York - With Jimmy Johnson as promoter, Max Schmeling, world champ, signs for return bout with Jack Sharkey / boxing promoter Jimmy Johnson sits between Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling; he holds the fists of...
Instructional Video
PBS

Liberty's Kids 105 the Midnight Ride

4th - 8th
A Liberty's Kids video that tells about the colonial intelligence network called The Mechanics and the midnight ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes. Also, it tells about John Hancock and Sam Adams escaping from the British. [23:18]