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If you come from northern Pennsylvania, you might understand that the name "Wyoming" predates the western state, and that it played a once well-remembered, if not wholly accurate and now nearly forgotten, role in the War for Independence. The Battle of Wyoming: 1778 | 18:10 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 1.64M subscribers | 2,930 views | July 3, 2026

80 years before Lexington and Concord, before the founding fathers were even children, Americans used events in the mother country to engineer a little remembered revolution that transformed the colonies and helped to define the nation we know today. Forgotten Revolution: The 1689 Boston Revolt | 16:32 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 1.64M subscribers | 4,480 views | June 26, 2026

The History Guy remembers the battle of the Meuse Argonne, the largest and deadliest battle in the history of the United States army. The episode discusses events and shows photographs depicting a period of war, which some viewers may find disturbing. The History Guy uses images that are in the Public Domain. As photographs of actual events are often not available, I will sometimes use photographs of similar events or objects for illustration. The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered (formerly "Five Minutes of History") is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen...

Before Roswell and the term "Unidentified Flying Object," there was a spate of sightings of mysterious lights and strange ships that created a national obsession, and left behind conflicting evidence, sensational conspiracy theories, and maybe even an enduring mystery. 1896: Mysterious Airships | 22:52 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 1.64M subscribers | 198,347 views | November 17, 2025 Note: Just because you can think up a reason to criticize doesn't mean that you are obligated to do so. Pedantic is not a compliment folks.

You might not know his name, but without Carl Vinson, the world, and certainly the US Navy, might have been vastly different. Note: Just because you can think up a reason to criticize doesn't mean that you are obligated to do so. Pedantic is not a compliment folks. Father of the Two Ocean Navy: Carl Vinson | 17:37 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.64M subscribers | 36,160 views | May 22, 2026

While the massive Essex-class fleet carriers grabbed the headlines with their sprawling air groups and high-speed strikes, the "Jeep carriers" of the Casablanca class provided the indispensable backbone of Allied maritime operations. Note: Just because you can think up a reason to criticize doesn't mean that you are obligated to do so. Pedantic is not a compliment folks. Kaiser's Coffins: The Casablanca Class | 21:02 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 1.64M subscribers | 67,484 views | May 15, 2026

The earthquake in Shaanxi China on January 23, 1556 was not, by any means, the most powerful earthquake experienced in human history. Still, an inscription from the time ends, simply, "Since the beginning of time, there has been no earthquake comparable to this one." Note: Just because you can think up a reason to criticize doesn't mean that you are obligated to do so. Pedantic is not a compliment folks. Humanity's Deadliest Day: Shaanxi 1556 | 16:28 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.62M subscribers | 311,949 views | January 23, 2026

Each year, based on age and law and international convention, old copyrights expire and once protected works fall into the public domain. Animal Crackers, the second major motion picture to feature the Marx brothers, disappeared for nearly a quarter of a century, and parts of it were nearly forgotten for 86 years, and today it belongs to the public. Almost Lost: The Marx Brothers "Animal Crackers." | 18:06 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.62M subscribers | 44,284 views | January 28, 2026

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 was not the only amazing feat of American railroad engineering in history. In 1886, railways in the south managed to convert the gauge on an estimated 11,500 miles of track in a period of just 36 hours. The History Guy remembers the 1886 Southern Railroad Gauge Change, an important moment in railroad history. The Day The Gauge Changed | 10:05 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.61M subscribers | 1,173,812 views | June 16, 2018

Before WiFi or Morse code, ancient civilizations used fire to send messages across empires. From China’s Great Wall to Byzantium’s time-coded relays, each era made the system faster and smarter. Featuring Lance Geiger of The History Guy, The Rise of Civilization is a documentary series that combines expert interviews with cutting-edge photorealistic AI recreations to reveal how the inventions, systems, and ideas of the ancient world shaped the foundations of our modern one. The Rise of Civilization | 12,413 views | November 5, 2025

The term "Pyrrhic victory," has become so closely associated with Pyrrhus of Epirus that we seem to forget almost everything else about him. Despite his ultimate defeat in Italy against Rome, Pyrrhus had a long and broad military career across the known Greek world. Hannibal, famous for his own victories against Rome, rated Pyrrhus as one of the greatest generals of his time. King Pyrrhus: Eagle of the Epirotes | 15:38 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.59M subscribers | 44,986 views | July 1, 2022

A cow with a name produces more milk than one without. And that might not be the strangest thing about moo juice, a decidedly odd part of human history. The Weird History of Milk | 20:57 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.52M subscribers | 121,022 views | March 3, 2025

Grapefruit is weird even among other citrus fruits.The Weird History of Grapefruit | 16:20The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.36M subscribers | 117,898 views | September 18, 2024

The History Guy remembers the Calendar Act of 1750 and eleven lost days. It is a curious calendar-related piece of forgotten history that deserves to be remembered.The Calendar Act of 1750 and eleven lost daysThe History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered1.14M subscribers | 186K views | 5 years ago

On April 14, 1881 the rough and tumble boom town of El Paso, Texas was true to its wild reputation as the six-gun capitol of the world.This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. Four Dead in Five Seconds | 16:35 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered1.53M subscribers | 72,446 views | April 14, 2025THG's Facebook version

In 1906, a famed explorer saw something on the horizon that would lead an expedition of men to search for a magnificent land they hoped would be full of new and undiscovered treasures for science.Crocker Land: Search for the Lost Continent | 17:52The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.39M subscribers | 31,261 views | October 23, 2024

We don't know all that much about Conrad of Montferrat, but we do know that his death was murder most foul. It is a medieval murder mystery that deserves to be remembered. All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Non censuram. Conrad of Montferrat: A Medieval Murder Mystery | 16:43 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.54M subscribers | 11,201 views | April 28, 2025

The Doolittle Raid wasn't just an operation of the Army Air Force. The Navy made its own plans, took its own risks, and has its own story that deserves to be remembered. Beyond Doolittle: The Navy Role in the Doolittle Raid | 15:16 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.53M subscribers | 55,154 views | April 18, 2025

On May 19, 1780, Historian Thomas Campanella explains, "A preternatural gloom settled upon the New England landscape, and by noon the sun had been all but blotted from the sky." New England's "Dark Day" was read as an omen, even, perhaps, as the biblical end of days. But the question has persisted for nearly two and a half centuries- what could have blotted out the Sun?New England's "Dark Day." May 19, 1780 | 17:11The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered | 1.29M subscribers | 303,085 views | May 19, 2023

For most of human history, the disasters wrought by nature were utterly unpredictable, their causes wholly unknown. They were merely a random act of God that could lay waste to whole cities without warning. On the morning of May 20, 1202, thousands of people across an enormous swath of the Earth experienced such destruction.The Forgotten 1202 earthquakeThe History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered1.13M subscribers | 79,737 views | December 12, 2022