Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

How 18th-Century Medicine Killed George Washington

12th - Higher Ed
What killed George Washington? Turns out it was probably related to the bloodletting and other 18th-century medicine his doctors applied.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

First Ladies

9th - Higher Ed
The role of the First Lady of the United States has changed over the years. These women have shaped the White House as well as the nation.
Instructional Video2:22
Curated Video

Ona Judge: Self-Emancipated from the Presidential Mansion

9th - Higher Ed
Born into slavery on George Washington's plantation, Ona Judge's daring escape highlights the ideological contradictions of personal liberty in early America.
Instructional Video11:05
Weird History

What Was George Washington's Private life Like

12th - Higher Ed
During the American Revolution, newspapers printed sensational stories about George Washington's affairs. An enslaved woman named Venus claimed George fathered her son. And years after his passing, a racy love letter written to a married...
News Clip1:10
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Reenactment of wedding of George Washington and Martha Custis on Du Pont Estate in Jacksonville, FL

Higher Ed
Title card: "Colonial party staged on the Du Pont Estate! Jacksonville thrilled by re-enactment of Custis wedding attended by Washingtons" / pan across people in costumes at reenactment of wedding at Epping Forest, Alfred I. Du Pont's...
News Clip1:19
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

First Lady Lou Henry Hoover reviews marching children in the annual Brooklyn Sunday School Parade

Higher Ed
Title card: "MRS. HOOVER SEES CHILDREN OF BROOKLYN SUNDAY SCHOOLS MARCH - First Lady arrives for Prospect Park celebration where thousands greet her" / First Lady Lou Henry Hoover walks between rope barriers to reviewing stand at...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Martha Washington

9th - 10th
In this video, journalist and best selling author Cokie Roberts and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss Martha Washington and her involvement in the founding of the United States of America. [5:24]