
The Misadventures of Truman C Everts
Get your free trial of MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. It’s an exclusive offer for our viewers: an extended, month-long trial, FREE. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and…

The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881- 1884
In 1881, the United States joined an international effort to study the earth’s polar regions. The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 to 1884 would become a dramatic fight for survival. It is history that deserves to be remembered. This…

The Fez
Mostly recognized as a lodge hat for fraternal orders in the United States, the short, cylindrical hat with a tassel has a long and important history. Also called a Tarboosh, the hat is so culturally significant that it has, at…

11. Byzantium – Last of the Romans (Part 1 of 2)
On the outskirts of modern Istanbul, a line of ancient walls lies crumbling into the earth… In this episode, we look at one of history’s most incredible stories of survival – the thousand-year epic of the Byzantine Empire. Find out…

The Great War, USS Texas, and the Grand Fleet
USS Texas saw important service during the Second World War, including the Normandy Invasion. But the ship’s much less remembered service with the Allied Grand Fleet during the Great War reminds us that sometimes the most important battle is the…