Videos · Unboxed, USA · Jul 24, 2025
Oregon
A famous wagon trail, towering evergreens, and the world’s largest living organism—Oregon is a nature lover’s paradise! In this episode of Unboxed, USA, your elementary students will follow a trail…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 14, 2025
Brown v. Board of Education: Separate Is Not Equal
The 1954 Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education launched the modern Civil Rights movement. Sherif Girgis, Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, explains how and why the…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jul 07, 2025
Road to Liberty: Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson was a musician, poet, artist, satirist, inventor, jurist, writer, and true Renaissance man of the American Revolution. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hopkinson was the eldest…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jul 01, 2025
Road to Liberty: Martha Washington
Wife, mother, property owner, and the “First Lady” of the United States, Martha Washington was known for her personal strength, devotion to her husband, and patient resolve during and after the war.…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jul 01, 2025
Road to Liberty: Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is credited with stitching the first United States flag—a symbol of freedom that has since become the marker of American identity, patriotism, and pride. Born Elizabeth Griscom on January…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 30, 2025
Road to Liberty: Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry was a merchant, politician, and diplomat who served as the fifth vice president of the United States. Born on July 17, 1744, in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Gerry came from a family of…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 24, 2025
Road to Liberty: Thomas Heyward Jr.
Thomas Heyward Jr. was born on July 28, 1746, at his family’s estate in St. Luke’s Parish, South Carolina. His father, Colonel Daniel Heyward, was a successful planter and businessman. Raised in a…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: William Hooper
William Hooper, born in June 1742 in Boston, Massachusetts, was a reluctant revolutionary. Raised by devoutly religious parents, his upbringing often placed him at odds with the growing revolutionary…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: William Floyd
William Floyd was born on December 17, 1734, on Long Island, New York, the second of nine children. His father, a successful farmer of Welsh descent, raised the family with a strong work ethic and…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: George Walton
George Walton was born in Virginia and orphaned as a young child. Raised by an uncle with thirteen children, Walton taught himself by firelight at night while apprenticing as a carpenter. In 1769, he…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee, born on January 20, 1732, at Stratford Hall in Virginia, played an indispensable role for American independence. Over a long public life, he served in the Virginia House of…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett was a physician, statesman, and Patriot whose intellect and vision earned him a place among the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Born on November 21, 1729, in Amesbury,…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: George Wythe
George Wythe was a lawyer, judge, professor, and influential Founding Father whose contributions shaped the legal and political foundations of the United States. Born in 1726 in Elizabeth City…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 17, 2025
Road to Liberty: Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, on April 12, 1724, as the fourth of eight children. He pursued his studies at Yale College, where he graduated in 1747. He became an ordained…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: George Read
George Read, born on September 18, 1733, in Cecil County, Maryland, was a self-made lawyer and patriot who helped shape the foundation of American government. He studied law at an early age and, by…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: Robert Morris
Known as “Financier of the Revolution,” Robert Morris was indispensable to the cause of American Independence—using his commercial and financial brilliance to almost single-handedly propel American…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: Thomas Lynch Jr.
Thomas Lynch Jr. was a scholar, legislator, farmer, soldier, and patriot who gave his life and family to the cause of American independence. He was the second-youngest signer of the Declaration of…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: John Penn
John Penn, born May 17, 1741, in Caroline County, Virginia, emerged from an upbringing of little formal education to eventually become one of just 56 men to etch his name on the Declaration of…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: William Paca
A respected lawyer, jurist, and public servant, William Paca was known for his quiet, razor-sharp logic and strategy—and his impact on Maryland politics before, during, and after the War for…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 16, 2025
Road to Liberty: Robert Treat Paine
Of the four signers from Massachusetts, Robert Treat Paine is lesser known today than John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams, yet he left a lasting mark on the founding of the United States. Born…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 13, 2025
Road to Liberty: William Ellery
Born on December 22, 1727, in Newport, Rhode Island, Ellery followed in the footsteps of his father, a prominent merchant and political leader, attending Harvard at the age of 16. After graduating…
Videos · Otto's Tales · Jun 13, 2025
Today Is Independence Day
When Dennis, Otto, and Smidge disagree about how to celebrate the 4th of July, they journey back in time to get some answers from the Founding Fathers and President Ulysses Grant. In this storytime…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 13, 2025
Road to Liberty: John Hancock
John Hancock, born on January 23, 1737, in Braintree, Massachusetts, is widely remembered for his prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence. His contributions to the founding of the…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 13, 2025
Road to Liberty: Richard Stockton
Richard Stockton was born on October 1, 1730, in Princeton, New Jersey. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University, completed a legal apprenticeship, and…
Videos · The Road to Liberty · Jun 12, 2025
Road to Liberty: Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born on September 19, 1737, in Annapolis, Maryland, Carroll was one of the wealthiest and most educated…