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.

When Martin Luther accuses the Catholic Church of ninety-five abuses—on October 31, 1517—his actions start a societal revolution, not just a relig...

David Bowie died on January 10, 2016. He sang this song - "Putting Out Fire" - for the 1982 remake of "Cat People." Quentin Tarantino used it for one ...

During a late-in-life interview, Botha expresses his views regarding Mandela and his rule of South Africa.

Victoria and Albert find privacy on the Isle of Wight, but tragedy strikes when Albert dies at age 42. For years, the Queen stays out of the limelight...

WARNING:  THIS VIDEO CONTAINS HISTORICAL FOOTAGE AND RECREATED EVENTS WHICH MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOME VIEWERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.  ...

Thousands of unusual species thrive in tropical rainforests.

Video of FDR being pushed in his wheel chair during a visit to Pearl Harbor the month after D-Day.

Rasputin - content with his bad manners - finally infuriates the Tsar.

After the Tsar abdicates, he is treated without dignity by soldiers who swarm the imperial palace.

It is July 16, 1918.

Despite drinking cyanide-laced wine, Rasputin does not die.

During the first world war, life in the trenches of France was unbelievably difficult.

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