Everyone remembers December 7th, but few know what happened at Pearl Harbor’s West Loch just months before the Invasion of Saipan. On May 21, 1944, a catastrophic chain of explosions ripped through a fleet of U.S. LSTs loaded with troops, tanks,...
2025-07-22 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
🚨 It’s here! 🚨 The Extra History 2026 Calendar Kickstarter is officially LIVE! 🎉
With new art, new daily historical facts, exclusive Zoey merch voted on by you, and Early Bird rewards if you're quick! 📅 Grab yours now:...
2025-07-22 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Extra Historians,
Please consider this video your official “save the date” for our 2026 Extra History Calendar Kickstarter! Because you all made last year’s campaign so successful that we’re doing it again with brand new daily histo...
2025-07-17 18:09:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Before Teddy Roosevelt stole the spotlight, William McKinley rewrote the rules. From the blood-soaked fields of Antietam to the annexation of Hawaii and the tariff wars that upended global trade, McKinley quietly transformed the U.S. into a rising...
2025-07-11 22:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Historians, our next Extra History Shorts theme is Worst Dads in History!
Worst Dads in History are in plentiful supply around the world and we wanna hear your most bizarre suggestions, strangest recommendations, and e...
2025-07-08 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series is Policing London! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series.
We hope you all enjoy the completed version!
The EC C...
2025-07-04 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
📜 Welcome, Extra Historians to our Mutiny on the Bounty Lies video! Where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our series. With questions like, did British Tattooing come from Tahiti? How much did th...
2025-07-01 17:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next "Extra History Series" is about!
These four t...
2025-06-30 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Before the Tuskegee Airmen could take on Nazi fighter pilots, they had to fight racism at home from military leaders who wanted them grounded to a country that questioned their worth. This is the untold story of the Black pilots who rose from segr...
2025-06-27 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
There was one unbreakable rule in the Royal Navy: Do not lose one of His Majesty’s ships! But when Captain William Bligh was set adrift after a mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, he knew his reputation—and his life—were on the line. This episode dive...
2025-06-13 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Historians, our next Extra History series theme is Ancient Egypt.
Oh I wish I were back in the land of Sphinxes, pharaohs, cats and mummy jinxes...
For this series we'll be going back to ancient Egypt—...
2025-06-09 22:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series on our favorite wanderer, Ibn Battuta! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series.
We hope you all enjoy the completed vers...
2025-06-06 19:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Tensions aboard the HMS Bounty had simmered for months, but it was after leaving paradise that the voyage turned toxic. Captain Bligh’s explosive temper, Fletcher Christian’s simmering resentment, and a few missing coconuts tipped everything o...
2025-05-30 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode traces the Bounty's early journey, led by seasoned navigator William Bligh, a veteran of Captain Cook’s final expedition. However, as the crew faced delays, cramped conditions, British Navy politics, and food rationing, one thing be...
2025-05-16 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series on our favorite Trust Busting President, Theodore Roosevelt! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series.
We hope you all en...
2025-05-09 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome, Extra Historians to our History of Cats Lies video! Where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our series. With questions like, were violin strings actually made of catgut? How do we know cats ...
2025-05-06 18:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Is the Holy Grail a sacred relic? A medieval metaphor? A literal lamp?? From Last Supper legends to Arthurian fan-fiction, we dive deep into how one cup (or bowl… or emerald glass thing?) became the most famous religious object that never really...
2025-05-02 17:30:13 +0000 UTC View Post
As French aristocrats—including Cardinal Richelieu and King Louis XV—began embracing cats as beloved companions, the furry creatures clawed their way back into human favor. From shipboard mousers saving sailors’ lives to postal office protec...
2025-04-18 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series on the Third Century Crisis! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series AND we've also included all the emperors in the YouTube d...
2025-04-11 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When the Romans brought Egyptian cats to Europe, they didn’t just import great pest control—they also carried the lingering aura of magic and mystery that had surrounded felines for centuries. But while Egypt revered them as sacred creatures, ...
2025-04-04 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
From their wild ancestors in North Africa to their modern reign over the internet, cats have walked a fascinating path through history. Unlike dogs, their domestication was more of a partnership than a transformation—keeping their wild instincts...
2025-03-21 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series on the Thirty Years War! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series.
We hope you all enjoy the completed version!
The...
2025-03-14 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Extra Historians to our Unholy Roman Emperor Frederick II Lies video! Where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our series. With questions like, did Frederick really have a Harem? Who really ca...
2025-03-11 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next "Extra History Series" is about!
These four t...
2025-03-10 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The youngest son of a powerful aristocrat, Goodwin desperately sought to carve out his own legacy—whether in politics, treasure hunting, alchemy, or, eventually, ruling a mystical underground fairy kingdom. His journey involved angelic visions, ...
2025-03-07 18:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The War of the Crossed Keys was more than just a war—it was a battle for supremacy between Pope Gregory IX and Emperor Frederick II. Excommunicated yet undefeated, Frederick defied the papacy, crushed his enemies with military brilliance, and re...
2025-02-21 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Historians, our next Extra History series theme is Things Fall Apart.
These days, it feels like an era is ending and the institutions we depended on are falling apart. We're looking at times in the past when this ...
2025-02-20 18:24:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Extra Historians,
Our latest Extra History Complete is our series on Sun Yat-sen! Which has been updated with all your comments and corrections from our lies series.
We hope you all enjoy the completed version!
The EC Crew...
2025-02-14 18:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
When we last left Frederick II, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor after years of struggle. But this episode dives into Frederick’s fraught relationship with the papacy, his bold diplomacy with Sultan Al-Kamil, and his controversial crusade that rec...
2025-02-07 18:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next "Extra History Series" is about!
These four t...
2025-02-06 20:25:22 +0000 UTC View Post