Curated Video
Georgia Town Reckons With Race And Reparations
The city of Athens, Georgia, is paying some reparations to Black families displaced by federal urban renewal programs.
Curated Video
Lockerbie Bombing Suspect Taken Into U.S. Custody
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb that took down the plane sits in U.S. custody, according to U.S. and Scottish officials.
Curated Video
Federal Flood Insurance Exists Because Private Insurers Wanted Out
A devastating 1965 hurricane led private insurers to lobby Congress to get into flood insurance. But that had a lot of unintended consequences.
Curated Video
America's Two-Party System, Explained
Explaining the evolution of America's two-party system.
Curated Video
Fake News And The 1918 Flu
A propaganda machine and a law threatening prison for criticizing the U.S. government encouraged newspapers to censor the 1918 flu and it cost lives.
Curated Video
The History Of LGBTQ Officers In The U.S. Intelligence Community
Now, the CIA has an Intelligence Community Pride Network. One officer says the agency is working on system updates for transgender officers.
Curated Video
Would-be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. Released From Oversight
John Hinckley Jr. — the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 — has been freed from court oversight.
Curated Video
'MLK/FBI' Spotlights Government Bias Against Martin Luther King Jr.
"MLK/FBI" documentary focuses on government's efforts to use wiretaps and room bugs to discredit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Curated Video
Body Of U.S. Rep. John Lewis Makes Final Journey Across Selma Bridge
A horse-drawn caisson carried the late civil rights leader across the bridge where he led protesters in 1965 to fight for Black voting rights.
Curated Video
An Air Traffic Controller Remembers September 11th
In the 20 years since that Tuesday morning, Joe Cooper says it seems like his memories have frozen in time.
Curated Video
Behind The Lens: The Journey Documenting Navajo Code Talkers
Japanese photographer Kenji Kawano is working on a project nearly 5 decades in the making: preserving the legacy of Navajo Nation Code Talkers.
Curated Video
A Look Back At The Impeachment Of President Bill Clinton
Only once in modern U.S. history has the House of Representatives voted to impeach a president.
Curated Video
How Did The Senate Handle Witnesses For Clinton's Impeachment Trial?
Rules for Clinton's impeachment trial passed the Senate 100-0. But that doesn't mean there weren't any disagreements on what should happen.
Curated Video
Unions Helped Make Labor Day A Holiday. But Where Are They Now?
Labor unions have existed for well over 100 years, but membership has petered out in the last few decades.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ap Us History Study Guide Introduction
This brief introduction provides an overview of the study guide for the AP U.S. History course on the Gilder Lehrman site. Videos in each section provide detailed tips on how to study for the exam. [2:15]
US National Archives
Archive: Friendship Seven
1962 film [57:52] film depicting Astronaut John H. Glenn's first American orbital space flight, documents flight of Friendship Seven in Project Mercury, including a close look at tracking stations around the world.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making
A course for middle and high school teachers explores American history from the Pre-Columbian era through Reconstruction. Utilize provided video, online text, classroom activities, and Web-based activities to teach materials. The online...
PBS
Open Vault: Wgbh Media Library and Archives
Ever-expanding archive of historically significant video, audio, images, and transcripts produced by public educational television and radio broadcaster WGBH. Search for primary sources to support and inform studies in history, the arts...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Tapped Out: Thirsting for Fresh Water
BackStory audio segment on the history of water in America. The American History Guys explore a number of topics related to water as a resource including rights, access, supply, and management. Audio and transcript are provided.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Island Hopping
BackStory audio includes several stories organized around the theme Islands. The American History guys explore U.S. history by focussing on an alternative perspective of the island, from Hawaii to the Great Lakes, through the Caribbean...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Talk of the Nation: Oratory in America
Audio segment from BackStory Radio on the history of oratory in America in which the American History guys discuss what makes an iconic speech or speaker that will endure through the ages. Audio and transcript are provided.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: America, Inc: A History of Corporations
BackStory Radio episode is about the history of corporations in America and how they have been perceived both publicly and politically throughout American history. It provides both the audio and transcript in segments.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: American Exodus: A History of Emigration
This BackStory Radio episode explores U.S. emigration, why people have chosen to leave the U.S. and what parts of an American lifestyle went with them. It is provided in audio and transcript in segments.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Responsibility to Protect? History of Humanitarian Intervention
BackStory Radio episode explores the concept of humanitarian intervention and the U.S. efforts to protect. Audio and transcript are provided.