This video provides a brief history of the calendar and explores New Year's traditions and customs around the world. The video also discusses the tradition of making New Year's resolutions and the significance of the song "Auld Lang...

Once upon a time there was a horrible war called World War One. It was devastating. It was horrible. All of the world's superpowers were at it, and it was supposed to be the "war to end all wars." After Germany was defeated, the side...

Once upon a time there was a horrible war called World War One. It was devastating. It was horrible. All of the world's superpowers were at it, and it was supposed to be the "war to end all wars." After Germany was defeated, the side...

Holidays! Learn about Holidays for Kids



Learn about your favorite holidays with this fun video. This video talks about many different holidays that people in the United States and other places in the world enjoy. Kids and...

Climate change is one of the most important issues facing our planet, and NASA has lots of space missions and programs in the works to monitor and understand its drivers and effects. Kate Calvin, NASA’s new chief scientist, is also the...

Early education is critical to children's success -- but millions of kids in the United States still don't have access to programs that prepare them to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Enter the UPSTART Project, a plan to bring early...

It’s time to celebrate! Join in the fun of Independence Day in America, Chinese New Year and the Islamic month of Ramadan. Discover different events from around the world that many people in Australia celebrate too.

Along the way,...

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What will the next technological revolution look like? What challenges will be posed by climate change? Economists cannot approach it merely as an externalities pricing problem, but one which will require a wider range of policies...

Washington, D.C. 2007 A self-described conservative non-profit corporation called Citizens United wants to release a documentary. The film, called Hillary: The Movie, (hey that's a pretty catchy title) talks a bunch of trash about...

Canton, Ohio June 16, 1918 Eugene Debs, the famous labor activist and five-time Socialist Party of America presidential candidate, gives a speech, opposing World War One. He is careful with his words, for he knows that, under the...

Learn how Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of First Lady, using her platform to advocate for civil rights, women’s rights, and the New Deal. From her tireless travel around the U.S. to her groundbreaking press conferences and...

Today is Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the date when slaves were first freed in Texas and a symbolic moment in the anti-slavery movement. In this video we explain the celebration and why Biden made it a new federal holiday.

Top cybersecurity executives examine new cyber and privacy regulations and how companies should be responding.

Last September, the Fed announced full speed ahead with its third round of quantitative easing, also known as QE3.



As the saying goes, three's a charm, or so th

ey hoped.

At the time, the Fed promised to...

Boston and Philadelphia. Or...Beantown and The City of Brotherly Love. Two major east coast cities in the United States, both part of the Northeast Megalopolis (echo) (mwhahahahahaha) a part of the country that contains more than 17...

The 34th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1920, Americans deal with the aftermath of World War 1 and apparently are hungry...

John Adams recruits Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson writes, Adams edits. After the American Revolution, their friendship flourishes in the courts of Europe, where...

John Adams recruits Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson writes, Adams edits. After the American Revolution, their friendship flourishes in the courts of Europe, where...

The 54th Presidential election in American history took place on November 7, 19- I mean, 2000. (The Year 2000) It was the first election I could finally vote in! And boy, was it a messed up one. We wouldn't even know who won until over a...

September 11, 2001 is a day etched into the memories of millions. Art around the world is being used to explore and understand.

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