U.S. History
All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
World History
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
Eras & Ages
From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.
Culture & Tradition
The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world.
Science & Innovation
The pivotal discoveries, visionary inventors and natural phenomena that impacted history.
The Great Wall of China was constructed over several centuries and claimed the lives of thousands of builders.
It took millennia to build, but today the Great Wall of China stands out as one of the world's most famous landmarks.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang searched for divine acceptance by offering gifts to the gods.
Early Puritans observed Thanksgiving days of prayer, but Sarah Josepha Hale's crusade is what ultimately gave us the Thanksgiving holiday.
Discover the confluence of events that prompted the Great Recession in America and its main culprit: the subprime mortgage housing crisis.