History by the Numbers

A drive-thru history of fast food, from the burger's humble beginnings to its conquest of America.

Discover how the most thrilling and dangerous point at the top of the world continues to fascinate us.

Victoria & Elizabeth II: in the last 200 years, 2 women have sat on the British throne.

Discover the secrets of 5 of the world's most notorious crime bosses as we reveal how they did it.

The inside scoop on six of the wealthiest people in history; revealing how they became crazy rich.

In the wake of the Spanish Flu, the 1920s become the decade of flappers, jazz, and the speakeasy.

Psychedelics have impacted history for as long as there have been people wanting to get their minds blown.

Get the inside track on five of the greatest heists in history.

When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.

It's June 1944. the Soviet Red Army and the Western Allies are in a race to the finish line.

Everyone's heard of the gender pay gap, but the gender gap is much much bigger.

The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world.

From royal mistresses to White House scandals, ancient texts to the internet.

Thirteen parties stand out in history for excess, success, or epic failure.

The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities.

From the first passenger flying across Tampa Bay in 1915 to 40 million commercial flights yearly.

Discovering what it takes to become an astronaut, blasting into outer space at 17,000 mph.

Discovering the furball history of cats and dogs, from caveman to Instagram.

Genghis Khan is responsible for over 40 million deaths; 16 million people carry his personal DNA.

6 million African Americans leave the southern states in the Great Migration to seek freedom.