From titans of industry to the creators of our favorite foods and brands to the inventors and engineers who brought our favorite dream machines to life, American culture and history is full of inspiring stories. Featured in this list includes just about every series from History's catalog
John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan rose from obscurity and in the process built modern America. Their names hang on street signs, are etched into buildings and are a part of the fabric of history. These men created the American Dream and were the engine of capitalism as they transformed everything they touched in building the oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobile and finance industries. Their paths crossed repeatedly as they elected presidents, set economic policies and influenced major events of the 50 most formative years this country has ever known. From the Civil War to the Great Depression and World War I, they led the way. Using state of the art computer generated imagery that incorporates 12 million historical negatives, many made available for the first time by the Library of Congress, this series will bring back to life the world they knew and the one they created. The event series will show how these men took a failed experiment in democracy and created the greatest superpower the world has ever seen. We see how their historic achievements came to create the America of today.
The special uncovers the stories of the visionaries who built America’s vehicle landscape and chronicles the epic journey of how the biggest names of the automobile industry became the legendary household brands that car enthusiasts have grown to love. Through gritty, character-driven reenactments and never-before-seen archival footage, the special showcases the career trajectories of seven iconic and revolutionary figures: Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, the Dodge Brothers, William Durant, Lee Iacocca and John Delorean.
Spans a formative period of history featuring the first 75 volatile years of the United States - from the Revolution through the California Gold Rush - where Daniel Boone, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, John Frémont, Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson set forth across uncharted land with determination and self-reliance.
For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories. Before they were brand names, they were brilliant, sometimes ruthless, visionaries who revolutionized food and changed the landscape of America forever. This series event will tell the fascinating stories of the people behind the food that built America – those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, and along the way built cities, invented new technologies and helped win wars.
You may think you know all there is to know about The Food That Built America, but there's more to the story. In this new series, The HISTORY Channel delves even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless innovators and entrepreneurs featured in The Food that Built America. Spotlighting the rest of the story you didn't know, the series tells the super-charged, bite-sized history of all of the foods you love in 30 minutes or less.
The brilliant innovations and fierce rivalries that lead to the world's most iconic car brands and features the stories of Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Toyota, Honda, and more.
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries—from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
Series that looks at the stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
This series tells the sped-up, super-charged, half-hour history of the top innovators and brands behind the machines that built America. It thrusts viewers from the surprising beginnings all the way up to the present day and spotlights the story you didn’t know and fills in blanks you didn’t even know were there, from iconic names like Chevrolet, Boeing, and Harley Davidson.
History adds another spin-off of its "That Built" franchise, this time chronicling the stories of the visionaries behind the most epic builds of the past two centuries. The eight-part series looks at iconic structures such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Panama Canal, the Statue of Liberty, the Hoover Dam and the Transcontinental Railroad. Also included are unknown tales of rivalries, egos, backdoor politics and the brilliant innovations behind iconic feats of engineering that made the future possible.
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" shares a different story—one that brings new products and nostalgic toys to the forefront as driving forces behind untold cultural and economic shifts.
The stories behind iconic brands and their cultural phenomena are told.
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
Exploring the history of Walt Disney and how the iconic Disney brand, fueled by the creation of beloved characters, cherished family films, thrilling theme parks, technological innovations, and more, continues to shape generations as a cultural and worldwide phenomenon. A nostalgia-filled ride that paints a vivid picture of the world of Walt Disney and the history-making empire he built.
Follows those in entertainment who took risks, innovated and blazed trails to redefine performing.