TED Talks
TED: The hidden danger of lead in soil | Yvette Cabrera
There's an invisible health threat right under our feet, says investigative journalist Yvette Cabrera. She digs into the pervasive problem of lead contamination in soil — a particular risk for children in cities — and shares her action...
Wonderscape
Debunking the Alamo: Truths Behind the Texas Legend
This video dismantles the myths surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, offering a historically accurate account of those fateful 13 days. Discover who truly fought in the battle, the reality behind the iconic 'line in the sand,' and the...
Curated Video
Let's Go There! Battle of San Jacinto and Texas Revolution
Travel to the San Jacinto Battleground and learn about the deciding battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence
Curated Video
Let's Go There! Anahuac Disturbances and the Battle of Velasco
Travel to Old Fort Velasco and learn about how the disurbances at Anahuac and the battle of Velasco almost led to Texas Revolution
Curated Video
Let's Go There Santa Fe New Mexico and the Republic of Texas
Travel to Sante Fe, New Mexico and learn about its history and relationship to Texas
Curated Video
Important People of Mexico
A video entitled “Important People of Mexico” which examines the lives of several important figures in Mexican history.
Hip Hughes History
The Alamo Explained
A short summary of the events leading to the Battle of the Alamo and the effects on the Texas Revolution.
Mazz Media
How the USA Grew: 13 Colonies to 50 States
This program is designed to give students a clear understanding of the historical events of various land acquisitions that led to the creation of the United States as it exists today. Archival footage combined with lively maps and...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Battle of the Alamo
Learn more about the Battle of the Alamo with John Richardson, a historian with Alamo Trust, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Beat
The Texas Revolution (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story about how Texas became part of Mexico, then became its own country, and finally became part of the United States.
Getty Images
MS T/L ZI trash sorting machines and conveyer belts spewing out sorted and ground-up trash
MS T/L ZI trash sorting machines and conveyer belts spewing out sorted and ground-up trash
Getty Images
All-American Soap Box Derby
Boy inspecting Elk's Lodge of Santa Ana, CA, soap box car at All-American Soap Box Derby, Derby Downs / men lifting and taking away purple torpedo-shaped boxcar, carrying it through crowd / boy walking, then running along broken traffic...
Curated Video
A fire driven by strong Santa Ana winds Sunday destroyed five homes.
HEADLINE: Fast-moving flames destroy homes
CAPTION: A fire driven by strong Santa Ana winds Sunday destroyed five homes and a storage building and endangered hundreds of others in California's canyons and hillsides. (Dec...
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Ostrich ride at the Santa Ana Fair
/ cowboy helps smiling woman mount blindfolded ostrich / female riders race around the track with some assistance / girl falls off ostrich, sprinkles white powder (possibly salt) on ostrich's back and climbs back on. Ostrich ride at the...
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WS T/L trash collection site where trucks unload trash destined for processing
WS T/L trash collection site where trucks unload trash destined for processing
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WS T/L double decker Amtrak regional commuter train pulls into train station for brief stop / Santa Ana, California, USA
WS T/L double decker Amtrak regional commuter train pulls into train station for brief stop / Santa Ana, California, USA
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MS T/L ZI workers lined up along conveyer belt sort through trash on elevated platform above large pile of unsorted trash
MS T/L ZI workers lined up along conveyer belt sort through trash on elevated platform above large pile of unsorted trash
Curated Video
Strong Winds Could Help Spread California Wildfires
Large parts of the state were under red flag warnings Wednesday, meaning an increased risk of fire danger.
Curated Video
When the rest of the country is feeling the chill of fall in the air, Southern California is roasting. During fall heat waves when the Santa Ana winds kick up, firefighters patrol the hills of Los Angeles to be close by if fires break out. (Oct. 3)
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While the rest of the country is feeling the chill of fall in the air, Southern California is roasting.
During the fall heat wave and with predictions of dry Santa Ana winds throughout the...
Curated Video
Pot Shops Ring in 2018, Ring Up Legal Sales
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Marijuana legalization arrived Monday in California with lots of hoopla, but only a handful of cities will initially have retail outlets ready to sell...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Lake in El Salvador mysteriously changes color
CLEAN : Lake in El Salvador mysteriously changes color
Curated Video
Arraignment has been postponed for two convicted sex offenders accused of raping and killing four women in Southern California while wearing GPS monitoring bracelets. The mother of one of the victims accuses police of negligence. (April 15)
GPS technology helped police link two convicted sex offenders to the rapes and murders of at least four women, but the mother of one victim said Tuesday that monitoring systems should have done more to prevent the crimes in the first...
Curated Video
USA: CALIFORNIA: ORANGE COUNTY FAIL TO SUPPORT CLINTON
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Recent polls show that President Clinton still enjoys wide public support in most of the U-S.
That's not the case, however, in Orange County, California.
Many residents in this conservative Southern California county say the...