12-Hour/6-Night Series Covering 400 Years of American History Premieres Sunday, April 25, 9pm ET/PT Special introduction by the President encourages all Americans to learn about our history and help write the next chapter in the American story New York, NY, April 20, 2010 – President Barack Obama will introduce AMERICA THE STORY OF US, a new 12-hour series on HISTORY™, sharing reflections on the spirit and resilience that continue to shape our country.  The President’s [...]

America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of America with highly realistic CGI animation, dramatic recreations and thoughtful insights from some of America’s most respected artists, business leaders, academics and intellectuals. Elaborate, ambitious and cinematic, America The Story of Us will take you into the moments when Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress, from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad–the internet of [...]

1 – REBELS In 1607 a small group of English adventurers lands in Jamestown. Thirteen years later the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth, New England. These men and women are all driven by the promise of a new life; all face huge dangers from disease, starvation and conflict. The two colonies are very different, yet in time both grow. One man’s entrepreneurial dream, tobacco, and the first African Americans, turn the swamps of the South into [...]

Featured Cities Include New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, Detroit and Minneapolis Randomly Selected Users Will Win AMERICA THE STORY OF US Prize Package AMERICA THE STORY OF US PREMIERES on SUNDAY, APRIL 25 at 9:00 PM ET on HISTORY New York, April 14, 2010 – Across the country, users of foursquare, the popular location-based social media platform [...]

HISTORY’S EPIC 6-NIGHT EVENT AMERICA THE STORY OF US THE ADVENTURE THAT BECAME A NATION PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010, 9pm ET/PT Narrated by Liev Schreiber Full Series Offered on DVD to Every School in the USA Free of Charge Colin Powell, Sheryl Crow, Meryl Streep, P. Diddy, Michael Douglas, Brian Williams, Buzz Aldrin, Henry Louis Gates, Tom Brokaw, Donald Trump and many more share their thoughts about being American Historical Consultants Professor Daniel Walker [...]

A review of “The People Speak” airing Sunday, December 13th on the History Channel By Michal – Staff Writer If you’re interested in American history from the bottom up, the new documentary, “The People Speak” premiering Sunday on the History Channel is for you. Produced by Howard Zinn, the two-hour program uses actors and musician to tell the history of the United States of America using the voices of the common people. Starting with the [...]

As part of this broad initiative, the network will premiere in 2009 THE PEOPLE SPEAK, a film which focuses on the concept of democracy, based on the lives and experiences of ordinary Americans who, through their words and actions, changed the course of history. The film will take viewers on a journey from the founding of this country to the civil rights movement and beyond. THE PEOPLE SPEAK will feature dramatic performances chronicling the history [...]

The new season is OFF TO AN INCREDIBLE START HAULING IN RECORD BREAKING GROWTH AND A FLURY OF FAN EXCITEMENT MORE OPPORTUNITES THAN EVER TO EXPERIENCE THE HIT SERIES ONLINE New York, July 2009. The official website, www.history.com/iceroadtruckers contains full episodes and interactive features such as a free iPhone Game, a Desktop Wallpaper Creator, a Trucker Name Generator, and a Video Mashup Creator. This season, fans are being encouraged to “prove their fandom” by creating a video mash [...]

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS hauls in 3 million total viewers With 1.9 million Adults 25-54 and 1.7 million Adults 18-49 EXPEDITION garners 1.3 million total viewers, And a 19% increase in core demo of Adults 25-54 versus prime average * Nielsen’s Fast Cable Ratings (non DVR) New York, June 2, 2009 – HISTORY notches a blockbuster night on Sunday, May 31 with two major premieres – the third-season return of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS and the series [...]

HISTORY™’s #1 series is headed to Alaska, 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle – to where a group of elite truckers face their most perilous journey yet. Chronicling both the incredible challenges as well as the history of this fascinating region, season three of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS premieres Sunday, May 31, 9pm ET/PT. For another chance to win prizes, fans can make a video mash up of their favorite scenes from all three seasons. [...]

Putting viewers right in the middle of the action with one of the most complicated and aggressive military men of all time, General George S. Patton charges through the gate in… PATTON 360 Premieres Friday, April 10 at 9pm ET on HISTORY™ New York, April, 2009– They called him “Old Blood and Guts.” Brash and brutal, feared and fearless, and decidedly not politically correct, General George S. Patton, Jr. was perhaps one of America’s most [...]