Historic events: short videos

This page covers a selection of significant historic events through short videos, each linked to its source for further exploration. You will learn about the establishment of the United States, which declared its independence on July 4, 1776, and the Great Fire of London that began on September 2, 1666, with flames igniting from a bakery. Other events include the Great Kantō Earthquake striking Kanagawa Prefecture in 1923, the Wright Flyer's only day in 1903, and the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Additionally, the page features the storming of the Bastille in Paris in 1789 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Each video is brief and provides a concise narration of these historic moments.