During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem which would eventually become the nation’s anthem. In the days after Washington D.C. was burned during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key and John Stuart Skinner were sent on a...

This is a remake of our Flag Day video, just in time for Flag Day 2017! Please remember to always respect the flag of the United States of America! *** Like our Facebook pageref='https://wTwitterbook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/'...

This video gives a brief description of the general public's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962. Get teaching resources for the Cold War hereref='http://amzn.to/2kLFSeagraveget='_blank' rel='nofolpage>here Music...

This video offers a brief explanation of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic Calendar. Teachers, check out our holiday resource workbook hereref='http://amzn.to/2rQpage' target='_blaInstagramnofollow'>hereTwitter* Like our Facebook...

Apparently, a whole bunch of Adolf Hitler's watercolors and sketches are going up for auction in Germany. These are my thoughts on the matter. Not that they are worth a whole lot. *** Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the...

This is a remake of our original Mother's Day video which had no background music and very poor audio. We also swapped out most of the pictures. Make sure to add this to your holiday playlists! *** For a wonderful Common Core aligned...

In this video, Lightnin' Hopkins performs "I Was Standing on Highway 75. Sam Hopkins was a blues singer from Centerville, Texas. His career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, the genre changed...

This is crazy footage of an adorable 10-year-old barnstormer dancing the Charleston on top of a plane at 2,000 feet. The girl's name is Mildred Unger, and apparently her parents thought this was a great idea. Barnstorming was a major...

This song is called Bold Soldier Boy, or the Bowld Sojer Boy if you prefer. This version of the song is performed by musical historian Bobby Horton, and it appears on the album Homespun Songs of the C. S. A., Volume 5. Get Bobby's Civil...

The following is a short biography about the life of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. *** George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12th, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, but he lived most of his young life in...

For a great book summarizing the American Revolutionttp://amzn.to/2pTUvEb' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Revolution This was a British marching song during the American Revolution. A Fusilier would be a member of any of several...