History Honors 250

Name: History Honors 250
Released: 2020-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · History

Explainer, documentary, and topical video content ranging from sixty seconds to ten minutes to support both History editorial and linear programming content.

2020 · 1m

A Trailblazing Soldier Helps Build A National Park

Colonel Charles Young overcame racism to rise through the ranks and create his legacy in the great outdoors.
How One Woman Fed the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Women Soldiers of the Civil War

Researchers at the National Archives have found evidence that at least 250 women dressed as men to fight in the Civil War, some motivated by ideology, some by a taste for adventure and some by the need for a job.
Agustín Ramos Calero, the Most Decorated Hispanic Veteran

Agustín Ramos Calero is the most decorated Puerto Rican and Hispanic Veteran of World War II. Over the course of his 21 years of service, he earned the nickname "One Man Army."
Before the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor Saved Baseball

Growing up in the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor grew up a die-hard Yankees fan; little did she know that one day, she would play a role in saving the entire sport.
The Birth of Hip Hop

On August 11, 1973, 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc plays his first New York City party in the Bronx. Herc and the partygoers don't know it yet, but this event will go down in history as the birth of one of the most popular musical genres to date-hip hop.