Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each other using telegrams!

At a time when Apache men and women followed specific gender roles, Lozen defied convention – to become one of the finest warriors in the tribe's history.

Rock & Roll was under attack during the mid-’80s. As the music got more theatrical and provocative and MTV gave it a national platform, America’s youth screamed for more. It was obvious that pop music was experiencing a revolution it...

The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.

The transcript describes the functioning of the GPS (Global Positioning System), explaining how it uses a network of satellites to provide location and time information anywhere on or near the Earth. It outlines the process of...

In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorised the incarceration of approximately 110,000 Japanese-Americans in the American West. But was Executive Order 9066 a step too far?

Latina author María Ruiz de Burton raised the plight of Mexicans in America with two satirical and revealing books at a time when female authors were few and far between.

On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.

Marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson demanded that the US government take responsibility to protect people and the planet. Her book Silent Spring was a turning point in the modern environmental movement.

As the host of unrivaled skill, First Lady Dolley Madison brought the US political elite together by throwing the best parties Washington, DC had ever seen.

The United States’ first true allies, the Oneida Tribe helped the Patriots to win the American Revolutionary War – but at what cost?

What about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle of the Civil War – why did they fight for both sides?

The D.A.R.E. program, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was a staple of childhood for millions of American children in the '80s and '90s. It set out to tell kids about the perils of alcohol and other substances, but there...

This video explains the role of local government in our everyday lives and how decisions are made at the local level. It discusses the different types of city government, such as the mayor-council and council-manager systems, and how...

This video explains the importance of state governments in the United States and how they impact our daily lives. It covers topics such as the structure of state governments, the powers and responsibilities of the executive, legislative,...

This video provides an overview of the three branches of the United States government: legislative, executive, and judicial. It explains how these branches work together and have checks and balances to prevent any one branch from...