1962's Cuban Missile Crisis was not the only time the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union almost went hot. Read this article to learn about the five cold war close calls.
From a son of Benjamin Franklin to a Mohawk leader to the governor of Massachusetts, these men chose to side with the British. In a way, the American Revolution was also a civil war. By 1774, American colonists were divided into two camps: patriots and loyalists. Hotheaded patriots like the Sons of Liberty wanted to rid themselves of British rule at all costs. While the loyalists, either through stubborn loyalty to the crown or simple pragmatism, opposed all-out revolution.
From entertainment devices to lifesaving medical technologies, Latino inventors have advanced humankind through their contributions. Latino inventors have created revolutionary devices that have transformed our everyday world - and often changed how we live. These innovations have helped advance technological, pharmaceutical and environmental products that we use daily. Below are a list of inventions by Latinos in the United States and those born in Latin America.
A video illustrates the historic fall of the Roman Empire. [3:12]
A comprehensive overview of the "102 minutes that changed America". Content includes a timeline and radio broadcasts, and detailed information on the three target areas of New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, PA. Also features reactions both locally and internationally. [4:45]
A good outline covering the developments leading up to Reconstruction, the events as it progressed, and how this period of history ended. Accompanied by a video entitled 'The Failure of Reconstruction'. [2:35]
This easy-to-navigate site has Abraham Lincoln's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and several video clips.
Article on the history of ancient Rome, as well as a video on the fall of Rome.
Video covering the Aztec Empire, achievements, and culture. [2:26]
A biography of explorer, Bartolomeu Dias, of Portugal. Dias is known for paving the way to Asia from Europe on the high seas in the fifteenth century.
Article explaining what the Compromise of 1877 was, accompanied by a short video about the struggles of African-Americans after the Civil War.
The Greensboro Sit-In was a critical turning point in Black history and American history, bringing the fight for civil rights to the national stage. Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of integration in the South, furthering the cause of equal rights in the United States.
Dynamic links provided to a wide variety of resources to use shows from the History Channel in your classroom. Many lesson plans, activities and study guides available for specific shows.
When John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1801, the nation's highest court occupied a lowly position. There was no Supreme Court Building in the newly completed capital, Washington, D.C., so the six justices heard cases in a borrowed room in the basement of the Capitol Building. Their docket averaged 10 cases a year, mostly about shipping disputes. Over the course of Marshall's 34-year tenure as chief justice -- spanning six presidential administrations. The Supreme Court grew in prominence and power to become a true co-equal to the executive and legislative branches.
In 1777, the colonists force the surrender of 6,000 British troops in New York State. This first major victory convinces France to enter the conflict on the Americans side. Watch the video [2:22] to learn more about it.
Article presents an overview of the causes and course of the Hundred Years' War.
Topics page overview produced by History, the cable television channel, consolidates useful information about the Industrial Revolution in one location. With links to videos, photo galleries, and related content on noted industrialists and inventors of the period, the burgeoning iron and steel industries, the spinning jenny, child labor, and more.
Discover what life was like for a sailor during the Age of Exploration.
Get the facts on the earliest forms of money and the origins of the U.S dollar, discover which country created the first paper money, and find out how the Inca built a great empire without using money.
Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.