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Inside da Vinci and Machiavelli’s Plot to Weaponize a River
A plan to divert the Arno River brought two of the Renaissance’s most famous minds into the same wartime effort against Pisa.
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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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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.
Play our Earth's Extremes Quiz
Test your knowledge of Earth's Extremes 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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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.
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