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.

Irish school children, in the 1960s, tell the story of St. Patrick (of St. Patrick's Day).

View scenes from the majestic Himalayan Mountains, while listening to beautiful accompanying music, as you virtually explore some of the most awe-insp...

For more than 150 years, people have claimed to see a creature in the Himalayan Mountains which Sherpas call Yeti.

Landing in New Jersey, following a thunderstorm, one of Germany's airships - the Hindenburg - exploded on May 6, 1937.

When Germany's rigid airships were able to travel long distances, they required special recovery procedures to help them land. This video footage depi...

Hiram Rhodes Revels - the first African-American to serve in the U.

On the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, people still wonder whether Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, was responsible for Japan's role in WWII. To his people, Hi...

On the 6th of August, 1945, the world saw the first use of an atomic bomb when America used the device against Japan by dropping the nuclear weapon on...

What was it like to be a crewman aboard the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the world's first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima?

A story of hope, amidst all the heartbreak and devastation in Hiroshima, following a nuclear blast.

Historical footage of the Battle for Peleliu, included in this clip, is from the National Archives and the Department of Defense.

Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.

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