U.S. History
All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day.
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History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world’s major wars.
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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.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Government issued executive order 9066, which empowered the military to round up anyone of Japanese ancestry and place them in internment camps.
On December 7, 1941, Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil at Pearl Harbor.
Take a look at the events leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which prompted President Roosevelt to declare war on Japan.
Learn how media bias and anti-Mexican racism contributed to the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles in 1943.
Veterans of Pearl Harbor describe the personal circumstances that led them to enlist in the Navy.