Tag: history
State Of Pride
Fifty years after the Stonewall uprising, Oscar®-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and host Raymond Braun travel to three diverse communities – Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama – for an unflinching look at LGBTQ Pri...
Stonewall at 50 Documentary
The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969,...
History of Pride Month
What began as a moment that sparked the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in the 1960s became a movement that has spanned decades. Pride is a time when people around the world celebrate LGBTQ+ and gender non-binary communities.
Songs That "Rip Off" Other Songs
Plagiarism is defined by "Presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement."
New York's Secret Tunnel Societies
New York is the biggest city in the country...but it's got some dark secrets in its past.
New Maya Revelations
For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First Millennium AD. However, revolutionary discoveries in Guatemala are now challenging those views. See more in Season 3, Episode 4, "New Maya Revelations."
The Stone Age Clothes
The invention of clothing is an important milestone in human history. This invention may have made it possible to migrate out of Africa, a crucial step in human evolution. Explore the clothing and shoes of Stone Age humans, including the progression from...
When Holland Island Disappeared
Discover the incredible story of Holland Island, the small town lost to the sea in the Chesapeake Bay.
The Origins of Your Favorite Cocktails
Weird History Food is taking you out for a delicious cocktail history date. It’s hard to think of a more popular bar drink on a night out than a cocktail. Some mixed drinks are so well-known, they’ve essentially become household names with their own inter...
What Happened to Florence Vanderbilt's Florham Mansion?
High Society during the Gilded age was largely headed by Mrs Astor, but her replacement as the matriarch was taken by a new money heiress. Today we head off to Morris County, New Jersey to explore Florham.
97% Of People Never Learned This Black History In School
As a kid, you’ve definitely heard about famous inventions like the light bulb, the telephone, and the television.
What Actually Happened When Slaves Were Freed
American schoolchildren are taught that the slaves in confederate states were freed when Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.
Michelangelo: Artist and Genius
Explores the life and times of the great artist and reviews his paintings, sculpture, architecture, drawings, and poems. Follows his work from apprenticeship to the call to Rome by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
The Tragic Tale of California's Richest Black Woman
Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode we are looking into the life of Biddy Mason, an African-American woman born into slavery who later became one of California's richest women.
The Animated History of Mexico
Mexico has a mysterious ancient past and an unstable contemporary history, but the lessons it can teach us go far beyond its nationhood.