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
Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
The Unexplained
Engineering That Built The World
Desert One
Cities of the Underworld
Ancient Aliens
Food That Built America
The Curse of Oak Island
Alone™
History’s Greatest Mysteries
Modern Marvels
Assembly Required
Mountain Men
Pawn Stars
American Pickers
Forged In Fire
HISTORY6 hours ago
Dancer, courtesan and alleged spy Mata Hari is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris on #ThisDayInHistory in 1917. How did she become World War I’s most notorious spy? t.co/9EeC09ywlR
HISTORY9 hours ago
Watch the making of the iconic statue in The Engineering That Built America, Sunday at 9/8c. t.co/muzG1v6V6F
HISTORYa day ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1962, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear conflict. t.co/cAletJAdOz
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