American football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Two teams try to move the football down the field by running or passing it, aiming to score touchdowns in the end zone. Players wear helmets and pads to stay safe because the game involves a lot of contact. Football requires teamwork, strategy, and skill—different players have special ... Show More
Nov 19
The Wampanoag and the First Thanksgiving
The Wampanoag were the Native American people who lived along the coast of what is now Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived from England and built a colony called Plymouth. The Wampanoag helped them survive by teaching them how to grow corn, catch fish, a ... Show More
6m 39s
Nov 17
Sputnik: A Beep That Changed the World
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. About the size of a beach ball, Sputnik sent out radio signals that could be heard around the world. Its launch shocked the United States and began the Space Race—a competition to explore ... Show More
10m 54s
Oct 2024
195. Blackbeard & the Pirates of the Caribbean
The history of pirates is a thrilling kaleidoscope of adventure, devastation, violence and political intrigue, and never more so than during the 17th and 18th centuries: the golden age of piracy. This saw the rise of some of the most famous pirates of all time, many of them unite ... Show More
40m 4s
Jun 2025
Pirates: Myths vs Reality
<p>When it comes to our perception of pirates, Treasure Island has a lot to answer for. They didn't make their enemies walk the plank, they didn't keep parrots as pets, and they didn't bury their treasure. But that doesn't mean the golden age of piracy wasn't an era of swashbuckl ... Show More
38m 1s
Feb 2025
COLLECTION LES GRANDES HÉROÏNES - Anne Bonny, femme pirate dans les Caraïbes - d'après une histoire vraie
Tout le monde le sait: les pirates sont féroces, aiment les trésors et les perroquets, ont parfois un œil en moins ou une jambe de bois… Et surtout, ce sont des hommes! Tous? Non… Laissez-moi vous raconter l’histoire d’Anne Bonny, femme pirate et embarquez pour une aventure capti ... Show More
12m 43s
Oct 2024
198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
William Kidd, a respectable Scottish privateer during the late 17th century, tasked with hunting down pirates on the orders of a murky cabal of British aristocrats, but with the crown’s blessing, finds himself and his crew frustrated by the absence of pirates in the waters off Ma ... Show More
40m 47s