A day off from work to celebrate...labor? Find out why on the first Monday of every September, Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day. Viewers will learn about the unique history of the first Labor Day, in which workers not only...

Ambitiously spanning American history from 1865 to 1941, this video discusses and clarifies topics such as women's suffrage, the sinking of the Maine, and the development of America as a world empire. Maps and photographs will engage...

The speaker in this lecture takes the viewer on a journey through the world of modern finance, from the era of Rockefeller and Vanderbilt to the 2008 financial crisis. Exploring the presence of the American government in the economy,...

Excellent information on the textile mills of the 1920s and 30s. Problems such as production and demand, strikes, and the General Strike of 1934 are discussed. Included are first person accounts.

Listen to an NPR interview with author Paul Dickson, whose book, The Bonus Army: An American Epic, recounts the demands of World War I veterans and the violence against them at their encampment in Washington, D.C. There is also a short...

Presents a video containing information, expert interpretation, and actual footage of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and the effects it had on America's economy. [54:24]

What kicked off the major economic and financial crisis in the United States? Richard Sylla delivers a comprehensive presentation in an effort to educate views on the cause and effect of these breaking points throughout history. [1:29:20]

PBS documentary about Seabiscuit, the thoroughbred that made history in Depression-era America. Includes a transcript of the movie, biographies of the many players in the Seabiscuit story, and primary source material from the time.

PBS' "American Experience" provides a detailed biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Content includes an overview as well as a focus on Roosevelt's early career, domestic and foreign politics, role as President, and legacy....

The New York Times invited submissions of videos sharing memories and stories of people who lived through the Great Depression. An emotional link forms between the Depression of the 1930s and the present economic crisis in America. Click...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Johnathan Halloway presents a long lecture covering civil rights from the 1920's and 1930's in the United States. Within this presentation, Halloway identifies the historical events and the national...

In this video [4:34] from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, learn about the small town of Monroeville, Alabama, Harper Lee's hometown and the inspiration for the fictional town of Maycomb, the setting for To Kill a Mockingbird....

This video [6:19] from American Masters: "The Day Carl Sandburg Died" examines Carl Sandburg's epic poem, "The People, Yes." Published at the height of the Great Depression, Sandburg was inspired to write "The People, Yes" for those hit...

How the Household Finance Corporation helps working families with installment loans during the Depression.

Shops, monuments, and people are shown during the depression in North East Philadelphia. This commercial was produced by the Mayfair Businessmen's Association.

This film made during the Great Depression was an attempt to calm fears of the future by presenting how scientists were hard at work trying to solve the problems of the universe.

Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression is captured in these home movies shot by Ivan Besse betwen 1938 and 1939.

President Roosevelt helped lead the U.S. out of the great depression and through most of World War II until his death in 1945, not long after his re-election to his 4th term. [1:00]

This short acclaimed documentary shows the Great Plains at the time of the Great Depression and how they were reduced to what became known as the Dust Bowl. [26:00]

Discusses how grants-in-aid came to be used during the Great Depression, as people increasingly depended on the federal government to help them survive.

John Green's Crash Course video on The Great Depression uses humor and enthusiasm to teach students about the economic complexities preceding the Depression and the failures of the Hoover administration to try and fix it. [14:27]

Why did the Dust Bowl happen? How severe was the damage? This video discusses the causes and impact of the Great Depression. [4:04]