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 1950s were about more than just poodle skirts and rock and roll.
As polio surged in the early 1900s, retired teacher Eleanor Abbot created Candyland to comfort children during their long hospital stays.
In the skies above North Korea, a new kind of air war is raging at 500mph. Jet vs. jet dogfighting for the first time in history.
Korean War veteran William Allen recalls being taken prisoner by North Korea.
In 1952, a dozen UFOs outran a team of U.S. Airforce fighter jets flying over Washington D.C. The sighting was not the first of its kind, begging the question: did aliens invade decades ago? See more in this clip from Dark History.
