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50 Years of Military Integration (July 31, 1998)
Journalist Haynes Johnson, historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michael Beschloss, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Julius Becton discuss the 50th anniversary of President Harry S. Truman's executive order that formally integrated the armed forces.
PBS
Michael Beschloss : The Conquerors
Book: The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany
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Michael Beschloss (2007 Author Interview)
Book:Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989
Crash Course
The Cold War Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was the decades long conflict between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War was called cold because of the lack of actual fighting, but this is inaccurate. There was plenty of...
Crash Course
The Cold War in Asia Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War as it unfolded in Asia. As John pointed out last week, the Cold War was occasionally hot, and a lot of that heat was generated in Asia. This is starting to sound weird with the hot/cold...
Crash Course
The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science
The story picks up where we left off last time, with Einstein writing the president of his new homeland, the United States, urging him to build a nuclear weapon before Hitler. This is the tale of the most destructive force humans have...
Curated Video
How to Train Your Parrot with Michael Sazhin
Howcast - Learn about Michael Sazhin, aka the Parrot Wizard, in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Teach Your Parrot to Go through a Tube
Howcast - Learn how to teach your parrot to go through a tube from Parrot Wizard Michael Sazhin in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Teach Your Parrot to Turn Around
Howcast - Learn how to teach your parrot to turn around from Parrot Wizard Michael Sazhin in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Teach Your Parrot to Wave
Howcast - Learn how to teach your parrot to wave from Parrot Wizard Michael Sazhin in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Use Food as a Training Tool to Teach a Parrot Tricks
Howcast - Learn how to use food as a training tool for teaching a parrot tricks from Parrot Wizard Michael Sazhin in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
US Navy’s Last Solution to Protect its Aircraft Carrier
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel. In this compelling episode, we take an in-depth look at the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), highlighting their powerful capabilities and essential role in maintaining global maritime...
Curated Video
The Showdown: MacArthur v. Truman
History is packed with epic rivalries, but when U.S. President Harry S. Truman went up against Five Star General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War – there was only going to be one winner.
Curated Video
Election of 1948: The Underdog
The suspenseful 1948 presidential election exposed the consequences of flawed polls, as Truman's astonishing victory upended expectations and forever changed how pollsters make predictions.
Curated Video
Containment
This video examines the foreign policy of containment employed by the U.S. during the Cold War.
Curated Video
Presidentes De Los Estados Unidos - Parte 2
Parte 2 de nuestra línea de tiempo de los primeros 44 presidentes de Estados Unidos, desde Benjamin Harrison hasta Barack Obama. Las clasificaciones de los presidentes están tomadas de una encuesta realizada en 2010 por el Instituto de...
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (4/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 4 of 4.
Hip Hughes History
The Cold War Explained: US History Review (1/4)
A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 1 of 4.
Hip Hughes History
The 1970's Explained: US History Review
A short summary based lecture on major regents concepts on the US History Regents Exam. Detente, Iran Hostage Crisis, Camp David Accords. By the way, I totally skipped the oil embargo, OPEC and America's energy crisis, which I will do in...
Hip Hughes History
The Korean "War" Explained: US History Review
There is a reason why its called the "Forgotten War", because most people have no clue about the basics. Let HipHughes grease up your frontal cortex and then slide down the hill of learning going through the basic causes and fundamentals...
Hip Hughes History
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The decision to drop the Atomic bomb in Japan to end WWII are controversial to this day. Explore the decision that Harry Truman had to make and then make up your own mind.
Hip Hughes History
The 1948 Election Explained
A fun filled political science summary of the 1948 Presidential Election between Harry Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, Strom Thurmond and Henry Wallace.
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How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?
If there's one debate you can't avoid today it's what do about the US health insurance. While many countries around the world have some form of nationalized, government run healthcare most people in the US have their healthcare provided...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1944
The 40th Presidential election in American history took place on November 7, 1944. Almost three years earlier, the Empire of Japan attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 2400 Americans were killed and 1200 wounded. The...