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| Lady Jane Grey This clip - narrated by Dr. David Starkey - provides background on the Duke of Northumberland's attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on Britain's throne. | |
![]() | Lake Trasimeno - Scenic Italy This map depicts Trasimeno Lake, and its nearby towns, located in the heart of Italy. |
![]() | Lanai - The Pineapple Island In 1922James Dole- a pineapple grower and operator of a company he started in Hawaii (where he also lived) - bought the entire island of Lanai for $1.1 million and turned it into the world's largest pineapple plantation. |
![]() | Landing-Schedule Diagram - Omaha Beach Eisenhower and his generals (plus their staff members) planned the Normandy invasion over a period of several years. |
| Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-0. Story Preface Illustrating and amplifying the concept of self-rule from "Land of Hope," by Wilfred M. McClay. | |
![]() | Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-1. THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL While the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed's Hill) is a victory for the British, they suffer heavy losses. |
![]() | Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-2. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION American colonials do not want to pay taxes to Britain when they cannot elect members of Parliament. Therein lie seeds of rebellion. |
![]() | Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-3. THE BOSTON MASSACRE On March 5, 1770, British Army soldiers kill five civilian men and injure six others in Boston. |
![]() | Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-4. THE VOTE: 13-0 It is July 2, 1776. To cut all ties with Britain, the 2nd Continental Congress approves the Declaration of Independence without dissent. |
![]() | Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-5. SLAVERY and the DECLARATION Although Jefferson is a product of a slave-owning culture, he believes that equal rights apply to all men. |
| Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-6. SLAVE-TRADE BEGINNINGS Queen Elizabeth I did not think 12 million Africans should be taken as slaves. | |
| Land of Hope - The Revolution of Self-Rule-7. HUMANS: PROPERTY and AUCTIONS Slaves are sold as property as though they are animals; many are beaten and families are split up. | |
![]() | Lassoing and Branding Calves in "The Old West" W.A. Rogers, an artist whose illustrations depict scenes from the American West, created several drawings of cowboys in action. |
| Last Days of Krakatoa Krakatoa's tremendous volcanic eruption causes a devastating tsunami on August 26, 1883. It also produces the loudest-ever-reported sound when the island tears itself apart. | |
![]() | Last Supper - By Leonardo da Vinci The Easter Story has been depicted by artists for centuries, especially during Medieval and Renaissance times. Da Vinci's "Last Supper," a fresco in a Milan church, is one of the most famous. |
| Launch of a V2/A4 Rocket In this clip, we see Germany's much-feared rockets - the V-2/A-4 - during launch. | |
![]() | Law Code of Eshnunna and Mad Dogs The ancient Laws of Eshnunna, which scholars believe predate the Code of Hammurabi, contain a "mad dog law" specifying compensation if a rabid dog kills someone. |
![]() | Layout of the Slave Ship Brookes - Below Decks Thomas Clarkson describes the public's reaction to the drawings he and his colleagues commissioned of the Slave ShipBrooks |
| LBJ - March 31, 1968 Announcement On the evening of March 31, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson requested broadcast time. No one expected what he had to say. | |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-0. Story Preface League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a movie set in the late 19th century and stars a group of fictional literary people. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-1. ALLAN QUARTERMAIN Allan Quartermain, a hunter/explorer, is the hero ofH. Rider Haggard's novelKing Solomon's Mines. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-2. MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE Members of the League include Mina Harker, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll, Dorian Gray, Rodney Skinner, and Tom Sawyer. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-3. ANTI-GRAVITY AND CAVORITE "Cavorite" - a fictitious substance that allows flight - is found by Dr. Cavor, inWells'novel -The First Men in the Moon. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-4. CAPTAIN NEMO and the NAUTILUS In20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne introducesCaptain Nemoand theNautilus, a submarine. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-5. AMERICA IN 1898 Life in America in 1898 is very different from life today. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-6. 1898 ATTITUDES Near the end of the 19th century, some Americans believe that the U.S. should become an empire similar to Britain. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-7. JOHN BULL AND UNCLE SAM John Bull symbolizes Britain while Uncle Sam represents America. |
![]() | League of Extraordinary Gentlemen-8. AIR SHIPS OF WORLD WAR I At the start of World War I, few countries can match Germany'sair ships- often calledZeppelins. |
![]() | Learning to Fly - Wendy Darling and Her Brothers Harold Richmond, a philanthropist, grew-up loving Sir Thomas Clapperton’s "Wonderland" sculpture located in Oamaru, on New Zealand’s South Island. |
![]() | Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Walt Whitman published the first edition of "Leaves of Grass" when he was 36 years old. |
![]() | Lebensborn - Head Measurements and Racial Ancestry |
![]() | Lee Harvey Oswald as a Teenager The youngest of three boys, Lee Harvey Oswald never knew his father and rarely saw his mother since she had to work long hours to support the family. |
![]() | Lee Resolution - Independence from Britain On the 7th of June, 1776, Richard Henry Lee proposed a resolution to assert the independence of Britain's "United Colonies" in America. |
![]() | Legendary Runner of Marathon - Pheidippides History tells us that the runner from Marathon to Athens was Pheidippides, but there is more to uncover about his story |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-0. Story Preface Caddie Bagger Vance is a fictional version of the supreme Hindu god, Bhagavan, and golfer Rannulph Junah is a version of Arjuna. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-1. DESPAIR and the GREAT DEPRESSION Occurring soon after the 1929 stock market crash, the Great Depression is the worst financial failure in U.S. history. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-2. DUST BOWLS and POOR CROPS The Great Depression is a time of despair with Americans literally starving. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-3. CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION The causes of the Great Depression are still debated. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-4. WHO IS BAGGER VANCE? Bagger Vance is a fictional character resembling Bhagavan in the Hindu scriptural story of the Bhagavad-Gita. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-5. WALTER HAGEN Walter "The Haig" Hagen is one of the greatest golfers during the Great Depression. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-6. BOBBY JONES Bobby Jones is one of the greatest golfers during the Great Depression. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-7. TO THE SLAUGHTER Similar to Arjuna, Rannulph Junah does not believe he can be a champion. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-8. I WON'T DO IT With guidance, Arjuna and Junah can learn to be the best they can be. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-9. THE AUTHENTIC SWING Before he can find his "authentic swing," Junah needs to know how to live a better life. |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-10. THE GAME OF GOLF - THE GAME OF LIFE The Legend of Bagger Vance uses the "game of golf" to discuss "the game of life." |
![]() | Legend of Bagger Vance-11. A CADDIE'S ADVICE Caddies help golfers with advice to improve their game in a similar way that spiritual advisors help others to improve life. |
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