Social Studies Videos

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

What is the legend of the thirteen crystal skulls (featured in the fourth Indiana Jones film)?

Returning from a trip to Chicago, stating that he had a cold, the President discussed options and next steps with his advisors.

President Kennedy briefs General Eisenhower, the former American president, on the deal he made with Khruschev to end the Cuban missile crisis.

Major Richard Heyser flew a U-2 mission over Cuba during October of 1962.

Karl van Beethoven, Ludwig's brother, died in 1815.

Children who try to help their families by finding things to sell in abandoned mines - or just exploring them without supervision - face many hidden d...

On the 24th of July, 1974, the United States Supreme Court issued an order that President Richard Nixon had to surrender all White House tape recordin...

In 1973, Margaret Thatcher agreed to be interviewed by Valerie Singleton.

This clip is part two of Valerie Singleton's 1973 television interview with Margaret Thatcher.

Alexander the Great trusted in his gods, and he paid attention to omens.

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, survived her husband (King George VI) by fifty years.

Meeting with a revered Taoist monk, in 1222, Genghis Khan unsuccessfully requested an elixir to prolong his life.

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