The History Channel provides a biographical look at the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, beginning with his early career, rise to power, time as a Soviet leader, and the partial dismantling of his police state in the years after his death.

Analyze the impact of the labor movement in America throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. [2:11]

Article takes a look at the history of the Labor Movement and labor unions through videos, pictures, speeches and more.

A brief article featuring the events on July 13, 1787, when Congress agrees to the ordinance which leads to the organization and growth of the Northwest Territory.

A detailed article, along with related video clips and a photo gallery, covering Prohibition and 1920s America.

The Borinqueneers, the U.S. military's only all-Hispanic unit, saw their sacrifice and achievements overshadowed by a trumped-up court martial. The U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit that hailed mostly from Puerto Rico, inspires pride for their dogged combat in the Korean War in the early 1950s. These soldiers also spent decades trying to clear their name. The segregated regiment -- which took the nickname the Borinqueneers, honoring the Indigenous Taino name for their homeland -- went from being heralded by General Douglas MacArthur for battlefield bravery to having 91 soldiers court martialed and jailed in 1952.

The Revolutionary War was an insurrection by American Patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence.

Watch an animated version of General Sherman's March through the South during the Civil War in 1864 and 1865. Click on the boxes to get more information. [3:27]

Video looks at the history of slavery in America including how it started, the impact that the invention of the cotton gin had on slavery, abolition, the slavery debate as the nation expanded westward, the Civil War, and the aftermath of the slavery system. [3:01]

Shawnee Indian political leader and war chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) came of age amid the border warfare that ravaged the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century. He took part in a series of raids of Kentucky and Tennessee frontier settlements in the 1780s, and emerged as a prominent chief by 1800. Tecumseh transformed his brother's religious following into a political movement, leading to the foundation of the Prophetstown settlement in 1808. After Prophetstown was destroyed during the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Shawnee chief fought with pro-British forces in the War of 1812 until his death in the Battle of the Thames.

Students can gain an understanding of historical events by viewing events that happened today in a certain year. Browse through what happened today in the context of Civil War, Cold War, Old West, WWII, Vietnam history, and more! Online resource for understanding the concept of historical time. [0:59]

A video featuring the Declaration of Independence. Tom Brokaw addresses why the Continental Congress found the need for the revolutionary document. [4:00]

Link directly to the browse-and-search video home for the History Channel, where you can find hundreds of video clips from the channel's programs on historical events, people, themes, and conflicts.

Learn of the events leading to The Voting Rights Act which was one of the most expansive pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. It greatly reduced the disparity between black and white voters in the U.S. by amending previous laws demanding literacy tests which favored the white voters. [1:27]

The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was created in 1945 to separate the Soviet-supported Democratic People's Republic of Korea (today's North Korea) and the U.S.-supported Republic of Korea to the South. The Korean War was a civil conflict that became a proxy war between superpowers clashing over communism and democracy. Between 2 and 4 million people died 70 percent of them civilians. No peace treaty was ever signed, although in December 2021, North and South Korea, the United States and China agreed to declare a formal end to the war.

In this video [4:30] learn about what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) stands for, its history and founders, and some of the biggest cases it has represented. Dive into the Scopes Monkey Trial, Brown v. Board of Education and Obergefell v. Hodges, which led to legalizing same sex marriage.

Offers a concise overview of life during the Great Depression and the living conditions of Hoovervilles.

A virtual journey through space offers photos and facts about Earth and its neighboring planets, comets, other celestial bodies of the Solar System, and the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.

A comprehensive look at World War II including video clips and audio clips of important speeches by the world leaders of the time.