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French ordinal numbers - First, Second, Third, Fourth, etc.
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Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch
Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch explains the responsibilities of the executive branch, including the role of the president, by analyzing Article II of the Constitution.
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Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.
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The Birth of American Democracy
We’re often taught that it was the ancient Greeks who invented our democracy. What they didn't mention is the group of Native Americans who helped showed us the way.
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Dorothy Bolden: Unionizing Domestic Workers
Civil rights activist Dorothy Bolden made it her mission to empower America’s working class. Her activism empowered domestic workers across the nation – and created noticeable change in the workplace for thousands of Black women.
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Exposing a Government Secret: The Greenbrier Bunker
The Greenbrier Bunker was constructed to protect Congress from nuclear annihilation. It’s one of America’s longest-kept secrets.
John D Ruddy
A United Ireland? - John Talks
Let me know what you think about the prospect of a United Ireland.
John D Ruddy
Cold War (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain.
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Acts of Union in 3 Minutes - Manny Man Does History
What were the Acts of Union? Find out here!
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History of Ukraine - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the long and arduous history of the people of Ukraine.
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American Civil War (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
What happened when America went to war against itself.
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Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target
I don’t know about you, but the impression I always got of Lincoln’s assassination was that John Wilkes Booth was an actor who really, really hated the president and so in the middle of his show he snuck into the president’s box and...
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History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
History Abridged: John Wilkes Booth (ft. Atun-Shei Films)
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The US Congressman who Escaped Slavery | The Life & Times of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort South Carolina on April 5, 1839 and on April 5, 1839 he was taken and made some random dude’s property. Oh yeah, American chattel slavery episode, you know this one’s gonna be a downer. But lo, a...
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137 The Holodomor - One Minute History
Behind the Iron Curtain, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic confronts one of history’s most horrific famines. Beginning in 1932, grain production in Ukraine is confiscated by the Soviet Union. The seizure has two goals; one, selling...
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136 Gladiators the Oldest Union - One Minute History
Gladiators ruled the Roman arenas for almost a thousand years. Accompanied by music during combat, gladiators often fought to the death for the entertainment of their audience. A gladiator would fight two or three times a year, with few...
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067 Gettysburg Day 2 - One Minute History
July 2, 1863 - Daybreak - The Union Army has established a strong defensive position resembling a fishhook along Cemetery Ridge. Against the advice of his second-in-command, James Longstreet, General Lee orders his men to attack the...
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064 The 4th of July - One Minute History
July 4, 1776 - The 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress sign the Declaration of Independence, leading to the American Revolutionary War and the establishment of the United States of America. Colonists celebrate the first...
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140 The Berlin Wall - One Minute History
After World War Two, Germany was temporarily split into 4 “allied occupation zones” . The Soviet Union took East Germany and East Berlin, and the Allied Powers took West Germany and West Berlin. The strict policies of the East soon...
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118 Juneteenth - One Minute History
1863 - Seizing upon the Union Army victory at Antietam, Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves held in the rebellious Confederate states. This demonstration of the President’s executive war powers...
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The Sierpinski-Mazurkiewicz Paradox (is really weird)
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What Would Happen if China's Economy Collapses?
It's no secret that China is facing a myriad of economic problems with many commentators predicting the impending collapse of the Chinese economy. But what would really happen is the world's second largest economy collapses? 0:00 - 2:22...
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The Grange Explained in 3 Minutes: US History Review
Learn the very basics about the 19th century Grange formation. What did they want, whom did they hate on?