Mr. D is back with this short on the lead up to the American Revolution! We go through the French and Indian War, the tension filled 1760's, all the way up to Lexington and Concord. This short is great because it details how the causes of the American Revolution are so much more than just taxes. Take a listen!

In this episode take a look back at the foundations of the English journey in North America, and get a glimpse of of the beginnings of what would become the original thirteen. Mr. Crissman brilliantly lays it out for us in this episode, enjoy!

Our "shorts" series added a new voice! Mr. Crissman takes on the beginnings of the United States in Early Colonial Foundations. You will be hearing much more of him take you through the first part of U.S. curriculum! We hope you enjoy!

Mr. D went behind the scenes with our artwork director and Holley senior Tyler Jones! We got an inside look at who creates the artwork for Holley History, and how Tyler comes up with ideas. Not to mention a discussion of some of his wonderful work!

Tyler also shared some thoughts on history, and the challenges that the class of 2020

Mr. D picks up the story after the Freedom Rides and discusses some major achievements of the civil rights movement, but acknowledges that this story never ends. We also cover other movements of the same time period.

Our new unit! Part one of our two part series on the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. We hope you enjoy! Great way to get a quick update on history, or review. Tune in and listen to Mr. D take you through the first part of this series!

One brief correction: Brown v. Board ruled in 1954 and a second part of the case bledned into 1955. Mr. D said in the episode 1955, but let's just go with 1954!

Our Cold War journey comes to an end! In this episode Mr. D wraps up the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, but not before going through one of the most divisive times in our history: The Vietnam War.

In this episode, Mr. D continues through the international struggle between the Soviet Union and United States. This episode includes events like the Korean War, Eisenhower years, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Addendum to the show: Major Rudolph Anderson Jr. was also shot down over the island of Cuba while taking U2 photos. This deepened the tension before the final deal was struck.

Mr. D turned on the microphone today to briefly talk about how social studies educators are the "gatekeepers" of history and have such an important job. We take a look at the role of standards and textbooks and how they can have an impact as well.

Here it is, the first part in a three part installment on the Cold War! Mr. D takes you through the end of WWII into the division of Berlin, a show down with Joseph Stalin, and why Americans were so terrified of the "red menace".

Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for a correction.