In which John Green teaches you about the beginnings of the American Revolution in a video titled The Seven Years War. Confusing? Maybe. John argues that the Seven Years War, which is often called the French and Indian War in the US,...

Dr. Irene Butter is a Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, where she taught for over 36 years. A Holocaust survivor, she was born in Berlin and lived an idyllic early childhood before her family fled...

Issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln almost three years into the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation played a crucial role in ending slavery across the United States and defining the principles that still govern the country today.

Dr. Forrester discusses the roots of slavery in America and the resulting withdrawal of southern states from the Union of States in 1861.

Weird History Food is going to give you a spoonful of sugar with these sugar facts. We all know that sugar is delicious, but not the healthiest thing to eat. We’re starting to understand its role in weight gain and other health...

Slave labor was a huge aspect of Roman life and the Republic depended heavily on free work from human beings who had no rights, no possessions, and were left at the whims of their masters to be worked to death, starved, tortured, and...

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts North Carolina and South Carolina.

The stereotypical image of a White cowboy dominates popular culture – but in the 19th century, a quarter of ranch hands were Black!

This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Louisiana.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pitched Canadian manufacturing to the influential Council on Foreign Relations in New York City on Friday. Opposition critics say the prime minister is schmoozing with billionaires instead of dealing with...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pitched Canadian manufacturing to the influential Council on Foreign Relations in New York City on Friday. Opposition critics say the prime minister is schmoozing with billionaires instead of dealing with...

MPs - Sameer Zuberi, Michael Chong and Heather McPherson joined Power & Politics Monday to discuss China's retaliatory sanctions against Canada.

Title card: 'Freedom - Nazi-held Prisoners Liberated by Allies' / [Germany] VS crowd of liberated Soviet soldiers runs with raised hands on muddy ground toward camera after release from Nazi prison camp in Germany / VS the liberated...

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U-S lawmakers are presenting a bill to Congress which would ensure that Nazi-era slave labour camp survivors would receive compensation for their forced work...

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An American centre for Holocaust studies says an admission by Germany's Deutsche Bank that it helped finance the construction of Auschwitz is just the "tip of the...

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Holocaust survivors have won a lawsuit against two German banks allowing them to claim back money that was stolen, confiscated or not received from relatives during World War...

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A group of Chinese victims of forced labour under Japanese occupation during World War Two are suing 14 Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi a
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In an historic recognition of Nazi crimes, Austria on Tuesday officially established a 6 (B) billion schilling (380 (M) million U-S dollar) fund to compensate...

Sep.15 -- Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli says the U.S. is exploring the possibility of seizing all cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region in a move that would penalize Beijing for the treatment of the...