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.
Explore the mysterious history of Japan’s ninjas and learn shinobi practices from Jinichi Kawakami, the last remaining shinobi.
The Samurai were fearsome warriors whose traditions of honor and discipline live on in the study of jujitsu and kendo today.
After the devastating bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the leadership of Japanese emperor Hirohito was put to the test.
Seppuku was a ritual form of suicide used by samurai warriors to avoid surrender or atone for a shameful act. What were their painful final moments really like?
Omar explores the training of Mongol horse archers and elite warriors at the height of their empire.