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Habeas Corpus
This video digs into the term’s history, meaning, and importance, and explains competing perspectives on its occasional suspension.
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Change Some Definitions
This music video explains Pluto’s reclassification as a “dwarf planet,” and discusses the ways new discoveries can lead to new definitions and categories.
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The Formation of the Solar System
Seems to me Mr. Bighead is as much an actor as he is a scientist. Here he plays two roles in which he debates with himself how our solar system was formed.
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Keeping Warm
Mr. Bighead is in his lab and he's working with Handsome Pete on a little ditty about body heat.
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Tex Travis & Guadalupe Hidalgo
Tex Travis goes all "007" and gives us the low down on The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Tex learns the treaty did more than stop the war with Mexico in 1848.
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Texas After World War II - A Struggle Makes You Strong
New opportunities and economic expansion in Texas after World War II drew people from across the country.
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BEN FRANKLIN!
Put simply, BEN FRANKLIN ROCKS! See why.
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The Grimke Sisters
Check out these two 19th-century Quakers who were early advocates of the women's rights and abolition movements.
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The Carpetbagging Yankees
During Reconstruction, people from the North - some with bad intentions and some with good intentions - headed to the New South, where they were called "carpetbaggers."
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Reconstruction and the "New South"
After the Civil War, the South followed the lead of the North to discover new economic opportunities during Reconstruction.
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Land in Water
Is Italy an isthmus, peninsula, island or archipelago? If you don't know now, you soon will.
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Hey, Hey, Hatshepsut!
Regarded as one of the most successful pharaohs, Maatkare Hatshepsut was the first queen of Egypt and is believed to have ruled from 1479 to 1458 BC.
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Napoleon: The Musical
Mr. Bighead takes on the role of Napoleon to tell us about Napoleon's European reign, exile, and defeat.
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Talking About Greece
The Acropolis in Athens was a fortress, temple and gathering place surrounded by a sovereign ancient Greek city-state.
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A History Guide
History is packed with mysteries to be solved. See how historians connect the past to the present and help us find our way into the future.
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Caesar: Republic to Empire
Before his downfall, Caesar ruled over the shift from Roman Republic to Roman Empire. I guess those were his salad days.
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Super Spacecraft
Learn about important spacecraft and space programs as Mr. Bighead puts on his salesman hat and takes to intergalactic flight.
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The Mystery of Earth's Tides
No doubt you've sat by the ocean's edge and wondered why the tides move in and out. Come on in and see why. The water's fine.
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The Mystery of the Human Skeleton
Scientist Skully and his assistant Eager are hard at work to solve the mysteries of the human skeleton. Give them a hand.
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How Light Enters the Eye
Mike and Drew are at it again. Which one of them has the correct answers in his sight? Find out.
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Molecules in Motion
Like a five-year old child at the playground, molecules are always moving. Find some energy and try to keep up.
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Scientists Accomplish
Scientists are handling the issues that matter to us all. But just what can they do? It's all here.
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What Went Wrong?
Will Jared win the Central High Science Fair? First he'll have to nail down the key rules of scientific method. (Don't try these experiments at home!)
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Mr. Bighead - Tensions Between the Colonists and the British
He's baaaack! Mr. Bighead dons many hats to cover the tensions between the colonists and British.
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The Tariff of Abominations!
What has Dr Regional Division wrought? The Tariff of 1828 drives yet another deep wedge between the North and South.
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John Calvin
John Calvin challenged the Church's authority by becoming a popular Protestant writer and leader.
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An Amazing Legacy
The thinkers of Greece offered much to human wisdom. Their contributions were the foundation for science and philosophy.
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Troubadours
Find out about troubadours who composed and performed songs and poems to tell their stories. Can you name any modern troubadours?
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ANZAC Day
Learn about the holiday commemorating the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps joined the British and French troops in an attack against Ottoman forces during World War I.
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Plants and Animals in Europe
Find out what types of plants and animals inhabit Europe and how humans have affected them.
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American and Canadian Art
An overview of the influences and effects of American and Canadian art in the 20th century.
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The Civil War (1861-1865)
Discover when the Civil War happened, who the key players were, and what brought the war to an end.
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No Addiction
Our poet has the strength to slam the bad habit of smoking. Do you?
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Explosive Volcanic Eruptions
Just what is behind the power of volcanoes? Sing along with us and find out.
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Marcus Garvey: The Lion of Liberation
A Jamaican by birth, Marcus Garvey's leadership and vision of a better life for African-Americans rallied many against racial injustice.
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Federal Powers vs. State Powers
Are you ready to watch Federal Powers Man do battle with States' Rights Man? Will Concurrent Powers Woman save the day? Bam! Pow! Zap!
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Acts and Proclamations
Early American History (King George III / Proclamation of 1763 / John Adams / alien and sedition acts / Fugitive Slave Act)
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The Kiowa Today
The history, culture and traditions of the Native American Kiowa are still alive and well.
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What Causes Earth's Seasons?
It's a hot time for some cool science. And I'm telling you, you won't find a better visual for how seasons occur. This'll clear it up.
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Three Laws of Motion
How many laws are there in Newton's Three Laws of Motion? If you can't answer that, you'd better watch this.
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The Story of Hinduism
Learn about one of the great religions and how it gives direction to the daily lives of the Hindu from India and around the world.
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Chairman Mao Zedong
Discover how Chairman Mao Zedong came to power and what his policies and actions meant to China. In what ways was he good and/or bad for China?
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