Celebrate America 250 with videos that transport you back to the people, places, and events of America’s founding. Enjoy interviews with authors and historians, feature stories, and documentaries that share fascinating biographies of America’s founding fathers and compelling stories of colonial America and the American Revolution. Bring history to life through the videos below as you celebrate 250 years of American independence!
Video Stories of America’s Founding Fathers
The Story of Young Benjamin Franklin with Biographer Nick Bunker
Unveiling the Complexities of Thomas Jefferson with Biographer Jon Meacham
Who is the REAL George Washington with Biographer Brad Meltzer
Finding Eliza Hamilton’s Voice | Interview with Authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Video Stories of Colonial America
A City’s Tension Sparks the Boston Massacre | Time Trip to March 5, 1770
Boston Harbor Hosts a Tea Party | Time Trip to December 16, 1773
Video Stories of the American Revolution
Bunker Hill | The Battle that Proved America Could Fight
Stories of the American Revolution | Who Else Loves History? Episode 1
The Poster that Announced America’s Declaration of Independence
Our First Civil War | Talking About the American Revolution with H.W. Brands
Battle of St. Louis | The American Revolution Battle that Saved the West for America
A Story of Valiant Ambition and the American Revolution with Historian Nathaniel Philbrick
The Spanish Captain Who Beat the British in the American Revolution | The Story of Fernando de Leyba
The American Revolutionary War in the West at the Saint Charles County Heritage Museum
America250: Untold Stories of Washington, Hamilton, Franklin, & America’s Founding
Video Stories of Celebrations
Lafayette’s Grand Tour of America | Celebrating America at 50
History Spotlight | 4th of July St. Louis Style
Art of the Parade | Behind the Scenes of America’s Birthday Parade in St. Louis
