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Is Rome’s Pantheon a Giant Sundial?
The Pantheon’s famous oculus might have functioned as a giant solar calendar.
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Down Deep
How Humans Conquered the Ocean
Show: History's Greatest Machines with Dolph LundgrenDolph Lundgren explores the incredible machines that transformed humanity's relationship with the sea.
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Labor Day Quiz
Test your knowledge of Labor Day history in this timed quiz.
Titanic Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Titantic in this timed quiz.
Play our Tennis Quiz
Test your knowledge of tennis trivia in this timed quiz.
Time Machine: 1970s Quiz
Test your knowledge of the 1970s 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.Counterculture
The Counterculture Origins of Burning Man
Starting in the 1980s, an eclectic mix of urban outcasts built a radical social experiment free from consumerism.
How the Vietnam War Empowered the Hippie Movement
The hippie counterculture reached its height during the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and subsided as the conflict drew to a close.
How ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ Immortalized Teen Angst
James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo embodied youthful defiance on screen—and left behind some of Hollywood’s most tragic legacies.
The French New Wave Film That Changed American Cinema
Hollywood would not be the same without 'Breathless.'
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Route 66: 101
A three-part journey into the epic 1928 footrace that helped make Route 66 an American icon.
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