In this video Professor Justin Champion discusses the Putney Debates, a crucial moment in the history of ideas to come out of the English Civil War.

In this video, Harvard historian David Armitage discusses the enduring influence of ancient Roman interpretations of civil war, which continue to shape modern perceptions of conflict. Armitage highlights how Roman conceptions of civil...

This video discusses the election of 1860, which resulted in Abraham Lincoln's victory and the secession of Southern states from the Union. It highlights the growing tensions over slavery and the events that led to the start of the...

This video explains the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which introduced popular sovereignty as a way to decide the issue of slavery in new states. It also covers the violent aftermath, known as Bleeding Kansas, and other key events, such...

This video explores the events leading up to the Civil War, focusing on the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and its role in heightening tensions between Northern and Southern states over slavery. Viewers will also learn about Nat Turner's...

The American Civil War is one of the deadliest in US History, and let's just get this out of the way: it was about slavery. In the more than 150 years since the end of the Civil War, there have been many attempts to litigate the reasons...

It was published nine years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War?

The 1860 presidential election, pivotal in U.S. history, catapulted Abraham Lincoln to power, intensified national divisions over slavery, and led directly to the Civil War.

In recent debates, there has been a lot of controversy over the causation of the Civil War in the US. It's mostly due to political farce, but there is a real problem, historically, with trying to define the exact causation of the Civil...

In this video Professor Justin Champion discusses the Putney Debates, a crucial moment in the history of ideas to come out of the English Civil War.

In this video Professor Justin Champion discusses the Putney Debates, a crucial moment in the history of ideas to come out of the English Civil War.

The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South – they helped bring the nation to war.

In which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the...

February 12, 1809 - Abraham Lincoln is born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky. With no formal education, Lincoln wins a seat in the Illinois state legislature and becomes a lawyer. He weds Mary Todd, who will bear him four sons, only...

Danny Sjursen—a prominent U.S. Army strategist and also a former history instructor at West Point Academy—posits that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't winnable. So... why don't we leave? As he puts it: "We have the inertia of a...

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 transferred 55% of Mexican territory to the U.S., and ignited a fierce debate over slavery in these new lands.

There are countless debates out there surrounding Ernest Hemingway, including whether or not he’s the greatest American novelist of all-time, as well as about the themes of misogyny in his writing (and his life). But, there’s another,...

Garwin part 11/11: In this video, scientist Richard Garwin reflects on the control and unpredictability of science, the importance of evolving as a civilization, and his experience during the Cold War. He discusses the risks and...

Garwin part 10/11: In this video, scientist Richard Garwin discusses the importance of science in controlling and understanding the world around us. He reflects on a tense period during the Cold War and the responsibility scientists had...

The 46th Presidential election in American history took place on November 5, 1968. Sure, President Lyndon Johnson kicked butt in the 1964 election, but what a difference four years makes. In case you didn't know, the 1960s were probably...

Ishmael, the narrator of Moby Dick, forms a deep bond with Queequeg, another worker aboard the ship coming from the Pacific Islands. Through this friendship, Melville explores themes of friendship, marriage-like intimacy, and mutual...

This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...

Another look at the Fermi Paradox, and the implication on us as a civilization.

Millions of Americans value their Second Amendment right to own and carry arms. However, after 17 students and staff were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School back in Florida in 2018 - students became the voice in the fight...