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World history Videos Recommended on Hacker News (147)
World history is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 147 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2008 and 2026 — 401 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
History: ancient civilizations, medieval, empires, 20th century history, Cold War, archival footage, history documentaries, historical lectures, Dan Carlin, history of ideas and places.
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2 mo on HNTrump's Biggest Failure
Kraut
2 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNMark Blyth - A Brief History of How We Got Here and Why
McMaster Humanities
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNURBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur
Exploring the Unbeaten Path
1 HN recommend · 2018–2022
2 mo on HNDon't Be a Sucker - 1947
Weirdo Video
2 HN recommender · 2017–2025
2 mo on HNThe Myth of the Robber Barons with Burt Folsom
Foundation for Economic Education
2 HN recommender · 2014–2020
2 mo on HNWhat Eating the Rich Did For Japan
Asianometry
2 HN recommender · 2023–2026
2 mo on HNLESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance
Timothy Snyder
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNThe Wright Brothers DID Invent the Airplane
Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles
2 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNUnderstanding the Russian mindset
CaspianReport
2 HN recommender · 2019–2022
2 mo on HNWhy Britain Uses Separate Hot and Cold Taps
Tom Scott
2 HN recommender · 2015–2025
2 mo on HNCharlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin
2 HN recommender · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNEisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNING
Ewafa
2 HN recommender · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNThe Epic Of Gilgamesh In Sumerian
Peter Pringle
3 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNPounds, shillings, and pence: a history of English coinage
Lindybeige
2 HN recommender · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNHow Semiconductors Ruined East Germany
Asianometry
2 HN recommender · 2023–2024
2 mo on HNWhat Happened Before History? Human Origins
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
2 HN recommender · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNThe Most Complex International Borders in the World
WonderWhy
2 HN recommender · 2015–2018
2 mo on HNSergey Kuryokhin: Lenin was a mushroom / С.Курехин: Ленин был грибом, part 1
xox
2 HN recommender · 2016–2018
2 mo on HN[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911
Denis Shiryaev
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNEric Cline | 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
2 HN recommender · 2016–2020
2 mo on HNTaken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century
PEACE REBEL
2 HN recommender · 2015–2025
2 mo on HNIs the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker
TED
2 HN recommender · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNKGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's warning to America
Persian Humanist
1 HN recommend · 2017–2024
1 mo on HNSalmon Sushi Is Not Real
My Name Is Andong
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNSome Countries Exist Only on Paper
CGP Grey
1 HN recommend · 2016–2020
1 mo on HNFormer KGB Agent Yuri Bezmenov Explains How to Brainwash a Nation (Full Length)
Federaljacktube
1 HN recommend · 2016–2017
1 mo on HNI finally made GARUM | Ancient Rome's favorite condiment
Tasting History with Max Miller
1 HN recommend · 2020–2021
1 mo on HNWuppertal Schwebebahn 1902 & 2015 side by side video
Ett & Annat
1 HN recommend · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNA Trip Down Market Street, 1906 - With Sound!
Mike Upchurch
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNEmpire Files: How Palestine Became Colonized
TeleSUR English
1 HN recommend · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNThe Sinister Reason Weed is Illegal | Adam Ruins Everything
Dropout
1 HN recommend · 2017–2019
1 mo on HNMcNamara meets with Castro (Fog of War)
8bitRicky
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNAMAZING VIDEO! Man Lifts 20 Ton Block By Hand?
Mystery History
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNDuck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle
Nuclear Vault
1 HN recommend · 2013–2022
1 mo on HNThe Bronze Age Collapse - Before the Storm - Extra History - Part 1
Extra History
1 HN recommend · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNhistory of japan
bill wurtz
1 HN recommend · 2016–2025