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Crash Course: History of Science: Earth's Timeline
John Green explains how historians have determined the age of the Earth. He mentions that they created a quantitative chronology of human history by using ancient documents and events. He also states that various thinkers throughout history have used fossils and rocks to determine the Earth's actual age. -
History: Remembering the Alamo
Historians gather to recount the historical significance and events of the Alamo. -
Peabody's Improbable History: The Great Wall of China
Mr. Peabody and Sherman travel to the year 214 BC on the borderline of China and Mongolia. They visit Louie to tell him to build the Great Wall of China to block out the Mongols from visiting. -
Crash Course: World History: The Atlantic Slave Trade
John talks about the Atlantic Slave Trade and descibes its process and conditions slaves underwent on boats and their life on farms and plantations in the Americas. -
Crash Course: World History: Corruption in The Gilded Age
John discusses the corruption of the Gilded Age. He goes in to depth about Tammany Hall and how political machines utilized voter fraud and corruption to further their own agendas. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipHistory: The Founding of Texas
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Stephen F. Austin known as the father of Texas moved to Texas after his father died and inherited his land. The city was named in honor of Austin and became the state's capitol before it was moved to Houston. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCrash Course: World History: The Industrial Revolution
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John Green goes into detail on the Industrial Revolution, how it improves our lives even today, and the reaction to it. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipHistory: The Irish Gain the Power
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Irish Americans were discriminated against in the late 19th century, so they organized to gain political power -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThis Is America, Charlie Brown: History of The Wright Brothers
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Charlie Brown learns about the Wright Brother's flight attempts from his cousin. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipHistory: How Prohibition Helped the Mafia
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The Prohibition of Alcohol in the 1920s had a lot of problems, including the general poor public opinions involving it and the creation of organized crime syndicates who profited off selling the new illegal items
