This month, Classroom Video On Demand examines the birth of the American auto industry, retraces the Allied invasion of France in World War II, and follows the first European to discover Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Subscribers can also check out the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left)—a handy source for ideas throughout the year.

Henry Ford Test-Drives His “Quadricycle,” June 4, 1896

Consider these titles for your classes:

• Henry Ford: Host Peter Graves (Item #42487)
• The New Machine (Item #160940)
• Prelinger Archives: Henry Ford’s Mirror of America (Part I) (1962) (Item #41807)

75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944

Consider these titles for your classes:

• D-Day in HD series (Item #130757)
• Utah Beach (D-Day) (Item #155261)
• Bill Moyers Journal: D-Day Revisited (Item #37442)

Captain James Cook Discovers the Great Barrier Reef, June 11, 1770

Consider these titles for your classes:

• James Cook and the Discovery of Australia (Item #183499)
• The Great Barrier Reef: A Natural Wonder (Item #161092)
• Convict Sites, Australia: Birth of a Nation (Item #144287)