History’s Hidden Treasures, from the Library of Congress

This series of 27 videos was shot on location at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. the Library was gracious enough to give us access to some amazing pieces of their collection. Among them the original artwork for the first Spiderman comic (actually from a comic series titled: Amazing Stories), the contents of President Lincoln’s pockets on the night he was assassinated and a paperback copy of Kim that saved a soldier’s life.

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History: The Ghosts of Slater Mill

There are ghosts at Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This was one of a series of Haunted Historical Places done for History.com

History According to Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis is a folk musician and comic artist. This series of 5 videos was Executive Produced by Michael Scalere and Directed by Sean Dunne at Very Ape Productions. Here, Jeffrey combines his talents to create these Original videos for History.com.

Animated History Pieces

This series of 8 videos was animated by design house Nth Degree and Executive Produced by Michael Scalere. Done completely in animation, we take an irreverent look at topics such as James Madison, Pumpkins, Al Capone and Dead Holiday Traditions (that should stay dead).

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History’s Motivational Stories

Suffocation Music Video

This is a music video Directed by Michael Scalere for the Death Metal band Suffocation for their song, ‘Bind, Torture, Kill.’