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The Rise and Fall of Planet Pluto
Look back at the controversial decision to give Pluto the pink slip and shrink the solar system from nine planets to eight.
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A Sticky Situation
Mistakes That Made America: Superglue
What do you do with superglue that instantly sticks to everything?
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Can You Pass This Extinct Animals Quiz?
Test your knowledge of extinct animals in this timed quiz!
Name That Suffragist!
Test your knowledge of famous American suffragists in this timed quiz.
Secret Societies Quiz
Test your knowledge of history’s most prominent secret societies in this timed quiz.
Time Machine: 1950s Quiz
Test your knowledge of 1950s trivia in this timed quiz.Now Streaming on HISTORY
HISTORY Honors 250
250 Objects That Tell the Story of America
These items reveal the nation’s character and its constant evolution.
250 Events That Shaped America
These pivotal moments changed how Americans live, work, create and govern.
250 People Who Shaped America
These changemakers include icons as well as architects of everyday life.
HISTORY Honors 250 Hub
Explore HISTORY videos and stories about America's 250th.Volcanoes
How Ancient Humans Survived an Extreme Volcanic Eruption
About 74,000 years ago, the Toba supervolcano blew its top in what's considered the largest natural disaster in the past 2.5 million years. Here's how humans managed to adapt—and survive.
Did Volcanic Eruptions Unleash the Black Death?
A chain reaction of eruptions, crop failures and grain shipments may have carried the plague into Europe.
The 6 Most Active Volcanoes in the United States
Active volcanoes abound in Hawaii, Alaska and the western United States, including several that have erupted in recent times.
Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Was So Intense It Turned a Man's Brain to Glass
A victim of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption was lying in his bed when a searing ash cloud swept through his city. Soon, it turned out, he had a brain of glass.
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Hurricane Katrina
Theo Wilson travels to the heart of Hurricane Katrina to explore the devastating storm and the events that unfolded in its aftermath.
I Was There: Hurricane Katrina Rescue Swimmers
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Laurence “Noodles” Nettles’ training was put to the test as he and fellow Guard members were forced to adapt their ocean rescue tactics to save thousands of stranded victims from rooftops and rising floodwaters.
I Was There: Rooftop Rescues During Hurricane Katrina
Robert Green lost his mother and granddaughter when his Ninth Ward home was lifted off its foundation and floated down the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After rebuilding several years later, Green has made it his life’s mission to bring the Ninth Ward residents back and rebuild their historic community.
I Was There: Surviving Hurricane Katrina in the Superdome
When Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans poet Shelton Alexander to evacuate his home, he took his truck and video camera to the Superdome. He escaped the chaotic shelter a few days later with a truckload of people and video documentation of history.
Providence Revolutionary War Trail
Meredith Ewenson walks the Revolutionary War Trail in Providence, Rhode Island, with sites including the Stephen Hopkins House, John Brown House Museum and more.
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