As a young girl, photojournalist and TED Fellow Kitra Cahana dreamed about running away from home to live freely on the road. Now as an adult and self-proclaimed vagabond, she follows modern nomads into their homes -- boxcars, bus stops,...

In this gripping talk, litigator and TED Fellow Itamar Mann details the perilous boat migrations of asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea. With a surplus of evidence gathered by researchers and activists, he explains how...

Howcast - Ever think being reincarnated as an ant could be a step toward liberation? For most Hindus the highest goal is moksha, when you are released from the cycles of rebirth and achieve unity with God.

Every year on June 19th, the United States celebrates the end of slavery. In this video, learn about the history and meaning of Juneteenth.

Group IV elements, including carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, and lead, have varying reactivity with water, acids, and bases due to their varying electronegativities and bond strengths. Carbon is generally unreactive, while silicon...

Make your essay stand out from the crowd! Because it’s the most under-taught part of the writing process, the conclusion paragraph presents you with the best chance to quickly improve your writing.

This video is answering the question of what is Passover.

Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who wrote a diary about her life in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Her powerful story reflects resilience, hope, and the tragic impact of the Holocaust.

African Muslim Yarrow Mamout rose from a life of slavery to become a popular businessman in Washington, D.C. Artist Charles Willson Peale painted his portrait and discovered his incredible story.

Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, a Fula prince and former slave, was determined to free his family. His extraordinary story and character caught America's attention at a complicated time in American history.

The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as the Black Woodstock, was a watershed moment for Black culture in America that history almost forgot.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Carl Jung loved it. So did John Lennon. But why? What is this text all about?

She’s known as a savior of the enslaved – but few know that during the American Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an exceptionally capable Union Army spy.

From April 1943 to December 1944, "Base 20" was home to the political leadership of the Slovene national liberation movement. An important monument of Slovene statehood, it is the only still preserved secret headquarters of any European...

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This video is a historical account of Robert Mugabe's rise to power in Zimbabwe as a freedom fighter, his brutal tactics in leading the country, and his legacy...

A Battle for supermacy causing lives of citizens horrifying. A war amongst people’s party - MPLA, FNLA and UNITA to strive for power and massive wealth of mineral resources of Angola!

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

BBC presenter Suzy Klein talks about how becoming deaf liberated Beethoven's music composition.

MOT 1944: British military forces arrive by boat in Greece after the end of Nazi occupation. Women shower the British soldiers with flower petals, woman kisses soldier.

MOT 1944: British military arriving by boat in Greece after the end of the Nazi occupation.

MOT 1944: Greek flag, soldiers at the Acropolis, waving and celebrating Greek liberation from Nazi occupation, Athens, Greece.

MOT 1944: Greek soldiers marching, men holding wounded man on a stretcher who is holding up a pistol, military vehicles.

MOT 1944: Houses damaged during the German occupation of Greece.

MOT 1944: British military arriving by boat in Greece after the end of the Nazi occupation.