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Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon! In 1969, he flew to space on the Apollo 11 mission and made history with the words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Come learn how he became an...

Dictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.

Iran becomes an Islamic Republic as Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power to become Supreme Leader. Part 5 of our journey through history's greatest revolutions--the moments that shaped modern civilization.

Lucan Way, professor of political science at the University of Toronto, co-authored Revolution and Dictatorship (2022) with Steven Levitsky, examining why revolutionary dictatorships such as the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and Vietnam...

This World Cultures instructional video discusses Totalitarianism.

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space.



This was the first time cosmonauts completed zero-G training on an airplane. The Tupelov Tu-104 was a...

On June 16, 1963, Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space. Tereshkova, a cosmonaut with then-Soviet Russia, launched into space on the Vostok 6 mission and orbited Earth 48 times in 70.8 hours. That's...

On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1. This space station was a modified version of the Soviet Union's Almaz space station, which was part of a highly classified military program and was...

On April 12, 1961, a human went to space for the first time! Yuri Gagarin was the first Soviet cosmonaut and the first person to orbit the Earth. This was the Soviet Union's next big move in the "space race" after it launched the first...

On April 3, 1973, the Soviet Union launched a small space station called Salyut 2. This was the second space station ever launched and the first military space station. The Soviet Union told the rest of the world that Salyut 2 was a...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel and our deep dive into the world of powerful jet engine maintenance in the US Air Force.







Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you...

Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel, where we take you inside the hidden world of U.S. military underground facilities. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible lover of...

On November 1, 1962, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 1 spacecraft on a mission to fly by the Red Planet.



‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on

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While it did end up flying by Mars, the mission was not...

On July 13, 1969, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 15 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Luna 15 was a robotic sample return mission sent to retrieve some lunar soil and bring it back to Earth. It launched just three days before...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the different methods of control in 'Animal Farm' and how the pigs use these to gain power. Key learning points: - A cult of personality is the result of a carefully constructed persona, spread through...

Pupil outcome: I can write a nuanced response on the manipulation of language and control in Orwell’s 'Animal Farm'. Key learning points: - An essay should have a strong central argument. - Use an evaluative or critical thesis to 'hang'...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the relationship between the narrative voice and the concepts of truth and complicity in Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. Key learning points: - One interpretation might suggest that Orwell is using the narrator to...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why there was a sharp increase in Cold War tensions after Reagan was elected as US President. Key learning points: - Reagan was strongly anti-communist and made it clear that fighting communism would be the...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the influence and impact of the second Red Scare in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Key learning points: - The USA experienced the second Red Scare during the 1940s and 1950s. - Historical, international and...