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Historian John Ferling describes the events leading up to America’s declaration of independence from Britain in July 1776.

• 7 minutes
• 27,834 views

Stephen Kinzer talked about his book The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire, in which he recounts the public debate over American foreign policy duri…

• 2 minutes
• 6,255 views

Author Michael Golay talked about the effects of the Great Depression in New York city during the periods of 1931-1933, including a first person account of life as an unemployed person durin…

• 6 minutes
• 5,301 views

Author Christopher Schmidt talks about the Greensboro, NC sit-in and how it inspired future demonstrations.

• 3 minutes
• 4,542 views

Author Joseph Wheelan explored the role that the Mexican-American War played on the future of slavery and the Civil War.

• 58 seconds
• 4,326 views

Author Harlow Unger discussed the role that James Monroe played during the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

• 2 minutes
• 3,721 views

Author and ESPN host Jeremy Schaap reads a passage from his book, Trimuph, about Jesse Owens' personal refelction on his warmest memories from his athletic career.

• 3 minutes
• 3,359 views

President Reagan and the Berlin Wall

• 9 minutes
• 3,298 views

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin offered her thoughts on presidential leadership qualities and how different presidents exemplified those qualities.

• 2 minutes
• 3,082 views

Author Melanie Kirkpatrick talked about the history of Thanksgiving in America, including President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation in 1863 during the Civil War making it a national holiday.

• 5 minutes
• 2,597 views

Author Peter Balakian talked about his book, The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response. In the book, the author examines the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in …

• 4 minutes
• 2,565 views

Author Christopher Schmidt explains why students chose this form of action and the goals of the students.

• 5 minutes
• 2,366 views

Author Adam Winkler describes the creation and development of the NRA from the post-Civil War Era to the late 1970s.

• 4 minutes
• 2,308 views

Author Nick Bunker talks about the Tea Act and the years preceding the start of the Revolutionary War.

• 1 minute
• 2,203 views

Author Gerard Magliocca talked about his book, American Founding Son: John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment, in which he recounts the life of lawyer and Ohio Congressman…

• 3 minutes
• 1,912 views

Author Christopher Schmidt talks about the sit-ins from a legal perspective including the constitutional issue involved.

• 4 minutes
• 1,880 views

David Grann talked about the wealth of the Osage Native Americans in the early 1900s.

• 2 minutes
• 1,838 views

Author Christopher Schmidt describes the Supreme Court's view on the sit-in cases and the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• 2 minutes
• 1,820 views

Harlow Unger presented a history of the Boston Tea Party, which occurred on December 16, 1773. The author reports that the demonstration against the British collection of import duties was c…

• 12 minutes
• 1,656 views

David Grann explains the role of the FBI in the Osage murders including how agents went undercover to solve the crimes.

• 8 minutes
• 1,249 views