This video gives a brief description of Richard Nixon's 1959 visit to the Soviet Union and Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States. Teachers, check out our Cold War workbook'http://amzn.to/2kLF9THpagerget='_blank'...

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...

Timothy Snyder is one of the leading American historians and public intellectuals, and enjoys perhaps greater prominence in Europe, the subject of most of his work. He is the Richard Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a...

The 41st Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1948. After Franklin Roosevelt died, Harry Truman took over, and soon after Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allied forces. Now, all eyes were on the Pacific...

This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Johnson unveiled the government's plans for Britain's position in the world post Brexit. There were also debates around...

There are more than 10,000 nuclear weapons in existence today, each one capable of causing immense destruction. Why don't we talk about this threat as much as some other major issues? In this practical talk, nuclear security expert Emma...

In 1987, the New Zealand parliament passed the “New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act” writing into law that New Zealand would be Nuclear-Free. This was the last act in a series of events where being...

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The 51st Presidential election in American history took place on November 8, 1988. It was the earliest one I remembered. By many accounts, Ronald Reagan had a solid Presidency. He helped end the Cold War, and the economy remained strong....

The 50th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 1984, on my third birthday. Yep, this was the first presidential election I was alive to witness, although I don't remember it at all. Man, I guess that means...

The 43rd Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 1956, the day I turned negative 25. Uh-oh, we got a re-match! Dwight Eisenhower remained very popular, and his first term went fairly well, except for having a...

Today wetsuits are considered essential equipment for most divers -- but this wasn't always the case. Tune in to learn how a brilliant physicist created this Stuff of (underwater) Genius. -- Behold…the wetsuit. But where did it come...