History

Historical events, ancient civilizations, famous people, wars, and documentaries from the past.

Akka City and the Historical Context

Akka City and the Historical Context

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing A Story of Disaster and Triumph

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing A Story of Disaster and Triumph

Controversial 000 and the Historical Context

Controversial 000 and the Historical Context

Why the Treaty of Versailles Failed to Prevent World War II

Why the Treaty of Versailles Failed to Prevent World War II

France Yan and the Historical Context

France Yan and the Historical Context

Roman Wedding Night Rituals That Terrorized Even Queens

Roman Wedding Night Rituals That Terrorized Even Queens

Let Know and the Historical Context

Let Know and the Historical Context

The Deadly Toll of Communist Dictatorships Across the 20th Century

The Deadly Toll of Communist Dictatorships Across the 20th Century

Killer Zodiac and the Historical Context

Killer Zodiac and the Historical Context

The Surprising History of Passports and How They Changed Global Travel

The Surprising History of Passports and How They Changed Global Travel

Cards Credit and the Historical Context

Cards Credit and the Historical Context

Louis Theroux Investigates Ultra-Zionist Settlers and Palestinian Land Disputes in the West Bank

Louis Theroux Investigates Ultra-Zionist Settlers and Palestinian Land Disputes in the West Bank

They Traps and the Historical Context

They Traps and the Historical Context

The Astonishing Cost of Purple Dye in Ancient Rome

The Astonishing Cost of Purple Dye in Ancient Rome

Battle Verdun and the Historical Context

Battle Verdun and the Historical Context

Inside Auschwitz-Birkenau the Most Notorious Nazi Death Camp

Inside Auschwitz-Birkenau the Most Notorious Nazi Death Camp

Watermelon Toothpaste and the Historical Context

Watermelon Toothpaste and the Historical Context

How Ireland Won Its War of Independence Against Britain

How Ireland Won Its War of Independence Against Britain

Her Behind and the Historical Context

Her Behind and the Historical Context

How the 1994 MLB Strike Canceled the World Series and Changed Baseball Forever

How the 1994 MLB Strike Canceled the World Series and Changed Baseball Forever

How Today's Economy Mirrors the Great Depression of 1929

How Today's Economy Mirrors the Great Depression of 1929

How Codebreakers at Bletchley Park Turned the Tide Against Nazi U-boats

How Codebreakers at Bletchley Park Turned the Tide Against Nazi U-boats

How Turkey's 1974 Cyprus Intervention Led to the Restoration of Greek Democracy

How Turkey's 1974 Cyprus Intervention Led to the Restoration of Greek Democracy

When 19th Century England Exhausted Its Bone Supply for Fertilizer

When 19th Century England Exhausted Its Bone Supply for Fertilizer

How the Western Front Became a Stalemate of Trenches in World War I

How the Western Front Became a Stalemate of Trenches in World War I

The Real Atlantis Search Uncovering Ancient Greek Sunken Cities

The Real Atlantis Search Uncovering Ancient Greek Sunken Cities

Elam The Ancient Empire That Refused to Die and Defeated Assyria

Elam The Ancient Empire That Refused to Die and Defeated Assyria

Why James Buchanan Failed to Prevent the Civil War

Why James Buchanan Failed to Prevent the Civil War

China's Great Leap Forward and Its Lasting Impact

China's Great Leap Forward and Its Lasting Impact

The Brutal Fate of Ramesses III's Captured Enemies and Their Families

The Brutal Fate of Ramesses III's Captured Enemies and Their Families