HI$TORY
An irreverent journey through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around, and how it has impacted so many of the worlds events.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- CuriosityStream
- Documentary
An irreverent journey through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around, and how it has impacted so many of the worlds events.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Watergate
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 22 mins
Like a burger and fries, Nixon and scandal have always gone together. Why did his men break into the Watergate office building? Why did Nixon crave personal wealth? The answers lie with JFK, Howard Hughes, and - the Nixonburger.
Episode 2
Civil War
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 22 mins
Find out how the Southern myth of the Civil War came about in the 1980's, and how Gone with the Wind became a national parable.
Episode 3
Transcontinental Railroad
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 22 mins
The movies portray that the west was won by rugged men with a gun on one hip and a gal on the other, but often the West settlers, who became those icons of freedom and independence, lived at the mercy of the railroad tycoons.
Episode 4
Cold War
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 22 mins
Though many believe that the Cold War was won by weapons of war, the inescapable truth is that money, blue jeans, silk stockings, and fast food were all very heavily involved.