About The HISTORY® Channel
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The HISTORY® Channel, a division of A+E Networks, is the premier destination for historical storytelling. From best-in-class documentary events to a signature slate of industry-leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming, The HISTORY® Channel serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment in media. The HISTORY® Channel has been named the #1 U.S. TV network in buzz for seven consecutive years by YouGov BrandIndex, and a top favorite TV network by Beta Research Corporation. For a deeper dive, visit history.com or follow @history on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. For additional press materials visit the A+E Networks Press Center here.
Featured Programming
Colosseum
After Jackie
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Lost Gold of the Aztecs
Theodore Roosevelt
Adam Eats the 80s
Alone™
American Pickers
Ancient Aliens
Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War
Desert One
Food That Built America
Forged In Fire
Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
History’s Greatest Mysteries
I Was There
Modern Marvels
Mountain Men
The Curse of Oak Island
The UnXplained
Toys That Built America
Pawn Stars
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The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 150,000 people. Of the survivors, some made it their mission to ensure nothing like what they experienced would ever happen again.
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The Gilded Age was a time of sweeping changes. From roughly 1870 to 1900, the United States transformed. During those few short decades, there was also an explosion of innovation. t.co/d5ubjy9MTJ
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David McCullough, best-selling and award-winning author, has died at the age of 89. The iconic American history author received numerous awards including two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. t.co/VJ5GL8ge8b
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“Save Our History” is an Emmy® Award-winning strategic philanthropic initiative launched by The HISTORY® Channel in 1998. The initiative was designed to further historic preservation and history education. “Save Our History” provides community grants to preserve local historic treasures, works to educate the public on the importance of historical preservation and supplements the teaching of history in America’s classrooms.
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Visit Mission to HonorBranded physical and multimedia educational materials and tools for use in classrooms across the country offer exciting new ways to bring history to life.
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