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TED Talks
TED: How data-driven journalism illuminates patterns of injustice | Alison Killing
A blank spot on a digital map can signal much more than a gap in data -- it can mean something is being intentionally hidden. Sharing the remarkable discovery of massive alleged detention camps in Xinjiang, China, Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Curated Video
Improving the style of a letter: sentence structure and rhythm
Pupil outcome: I can improve a letter which recounts an imagined experience in the trenches by using a range of sentence lengths and fronted adverbials. Key learning points: - Rhythm is the beat, flow, or pattern of a piece of music or...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Schmitz - Enemies Among Us: Relocation & Internment of German, Italian & Japanese Americans
John Schmitz, a history professor at Northern Virginia Community College, discusses his book Enemies Among Us, which explores the relocation, internment, and repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during World War II....
Makematic
The Second Industrial Revolution
From barbed wire to the automobile, key inventions between 1870 and 1900 revolutionized American farming, communication, entertainment, and transportation.
Curated Video
Battle of Pointe du Hoc: Operation Overlord
This video provides a detailed account of the daring mission carried out by Lieutenant Colonel James E. Rudder's Second Ranger Battalion to eliminate a fortified German coastal battery at Point Du Arc during the D-Day invasion of...
PBS
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
We're all familiar with the haunting images of the concentration camps of World War II. But the history of those concentration camps extends back to the late 19th. century and the invention of barbed wire and repeating rifle [see...
John D Ruddy
World War 1 in 10 Minutes (Extended Edition) - Manny Man Does History
Here's a special extended edition of my World War 1 video, including newer artwork and an updated script, just in time for the 100th anniversary of its end!
John D Ruddy
World War 1 (Remastered Edition) - Manny Man Does History
When Imperialism implodes, or explodes… depends on what way you look at it.
60 Second Histories
WW1 - No Man's Land
A WW1 soldier explains what No Man's Land is and how it came by its name
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Grizzly Bear Research (Accessible Version)
Research Biologist, Kate Kendall with the USGS, explains the exciting work being done in Glacier to help understand one of the most magnificent animals on the North American Continent ). <b<br/>r/>
CREDIT: Glacier National Park
CREDIT: Glacier National Park
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Grizzly Bear Research
Research Biologist, Kate Kendall with the USGS, explains the exciting work being done in Glacier to help understand one of the most magnificent animals on the North American Continent. <b<br/>r/>
CREDIT: Glacier National Park
CREDIT: Glacier National Park
Restoration Planet
Ep. 3 Edmonton, Alberta: Helping Nature Heal
No one is helping nature heal more than WILDNorth in Edmonton. Watching an injured hawk taking flight was a real highlight in our journey so far. They also gave us behind the scenes access to their facilities where we filmed a spunky...
Weird History
How Woodstock 99 Went Off The Rails
The 30th anniversary celebration of the Woodstock music festival took place in Rome, NY, from July 22-25, 1999. But what was originally conceived as a modern homage to the landmark hippie-fueled musical lovefest of the 1960s ended up...
National Parks Service
Acadia National Park - Baker Island Boat Cruise
Each summer, from mid-June through mid-September, a local company offers a five-hour boat cruise to Baker Island interpreted by an NPS park ranger. A short trip on a motorized launch is required to complete the journey, however. Since...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica Presents: WWII Infographic Explainers: Omaha Beach, Typical Cross Section
Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the obstacles that Allies faced at Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion, using an infographic.
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 4
This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series
Step Back History
The Christmas Truce: The Day the War Stood Still
The Christmas Truce was one of the most memorable moments of the First World War. Today, we'll talk about what it was and why it's so damn important to me.
The March of Time
MOT 1941: BRITISH COASTAL SECURITY
Soldier on rocky coast / MS Guard w/ binoculars / VS Sea waves rocky coast (Norway) barbed wire FG.
Epic History TV
WW1: Battle of the Somme 1916
This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history. 57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours of the initial attack. The offensive was...