With more than 82 million subscribers, The History Channel® reveals the power and passion of history as an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. The History Channel, which began in 1995, is the only place “Where the Past Comes Alive.” The History Channel received the prestigious Governors Award from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network’s “Save Our History” campaign dedicated to historic preservation. In 2002, critically acclaimed programming such as The True Story of Black Hawk Down, Egypt: Land of the Gods, Founding Brothers, and The Ship led to continued rating success and won the network five Emmy nominations. The latest spring 2002 EquiTrend Survey landed the network in the top 2 percent for overall quality among 85 television networks, third among 228 media brands, and 21st out of 1,301 total brands.

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