The 10th Amendment to the Constitution allows each state to set its own laws. That’s meant that in Colorado, LGBTQIA+ rights have often been repressed. Meet the students at William J. Palmer High School who took their school district to court – and...
Ever heard of the bizarre law in New York & North Carolina that prohibits donkeys sleeping in bathubs? What’s up with that?! In this video, we will explain exactly where that came from while divulging how State Law differs from Federal Law, it’s goes...
We’ve had some great American Novelists? You’ve read some of them in school, right? But one writer you’ve probably never heard of is John Rollin Ridge, aka Yellow Bird: the first Native American to ever publish a novel about a fictitious Mexican folk hero no...
Whatever your opinion is of astrology: people have been looking to the night skies for signs since… well, forever! This is the story of the Skidi Star Chart, one of the finest horoscopes ever created, all thanks to the Pawnee Tribe of Native...
Did you know? The amazing technology behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS was the brainchild of Hollywood actor turned visionary inventor Hedy Lamarr – the Mother of...
Lasers aren’t just for sci-fi fans. We use them to scan barcodes in shopping malls, conduct surgeries, even get rid of bad decisions we’d rather forget! This is the story of the first laser ever...
This video game might be basic but without this, you wouldn’t have what you can play today on your consoles! In this video, we will explain the story of Tennis for Two: America’s very first video...
Imagine if the United States Presidential Election was a talent show, only the public doesn’t vote for them. That – to be honest – is how the Electoral College...
Did you know, people in Puerto Rico pay U.S. taxes but can’t vote for our President? How about, that in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead people managed to vote from beyond the grave 229 times! Democracy may be our fundamental principle here in...
You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvin and in 1955, she took on the State of Alabama for real. The original Rosa...
At a time when women and people of colour were all but excluded from the US government, one woman stormed the corridors of power and made them her own. This is the story of Barbara Jordan, the African American from the South who defied expectations by being selected...
21st century spies have some serious tech at their disposal but back in the 1970’s, things were a little more DIY. This is the story of a spy device disguised as chapstick tubes that played a key part in America’s most infamous burglary, *hint* it...
The idea that we’re living in a Big Brother state, with the US government monitoring our activity, isn’t a conspiracy theory… it’s real – and for the most part, it’s totally legal. But what about the Fifth Amendment? In this video we delve into America’s...
Gun control in the U.S. has been a loaded term here for decades. In this video, we delve further into that controversial, Second Amendment, the NRA and the students vying to change the American right to bear...
Millions of Americans value their Second Amendment right to own and carry arms. However, after 17 students and staff were shot dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School back in Florida in 2018 – students became the voice in the fight for gun law change. Meet...
In peaceful times, the US Armed Forces are well stocked with brave men and women who voluntarily sign up to serve. However, in the event of a third catastrophic global conflict, it is possible for the U.S. government to rapidly recruit from the civilian...
Selective Service may only apply to young men but more women than ever are entering the US military. Meet Lesley-Ann Crumpton, a former Captain in the US Military Police who will explain more about her life and what inspired...
This speech is none other than 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson who commanded the heart of the nation with “The Great Society”. See if you can hear any parallels to modern-day...
In this video, you will hear former U.S. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan deliver an impassioned speech regarding Imperialism delivered in Indianapolis back in...
In this video we hope you will learn more about the process of impeachment and the Watergate scandal by hearing House Representative Barbara Jordan delivering a speech to the House Judiciary...
