How does this guy not have a much larger following. This is a fantastic channel.

@iltjoa

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. But too many people don't like facts. lol

@citizenschallengeYT

5 жыл бұрын

but the Russians helped with that little irritant themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-republican-party-and-russia-infiltrated-or-invited/

@thescottsman4965

5 жыл бұрын

Chris...my hunch...is people want whatever version of history theyve longed believed to remain intact...thereby not threatening the foundation by which theyve based all thier other beliefs...in a word fear...in a larger one ignorance...😊

@sukhoikip

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, but I understand that his style is a bit too dry for rapid growth and he hasn't caught the internet winds like LGR yet

@gardensofthegods

5 жыл бұрын

Give it time ..Rome wasn't built in a day. Also ,regretfully, in this age of KZread, we have a lot of moronic, dumbed down people that would not be able to deal with History Guy's style of explaining things. He acts like a decent normal, and highly intelligent human being ... a lot of those viewers don't want that.... surely you have noticed that a number of KZreadrs act like total idiots with that crazy in your face loud hyped up, talking too fast , with quick editing... and shades of insanity... not to mention usually the narcissism.... and yet regretfully a lot of people who watch KZread prefer the latter Style.. My theory is that a lot of them are kids ... and incredibly stupid adults who can't enjoy watching anything unless it has a three ring circus vibe. Those people can have the jerks that they prefer on their channels and either they will wise up and discover something more meaningful , like The History Guy and if not , I prefer to keep them away from where I'm at. This is a great Channel because history guy is straight forward and awake... there is no bullshit here ... no bread and circuses . I feel like this is a safe place where people can breathe and not have to deal with the insanity out there in KZread land . But in this day and age , having a quality channel does not always equate with a high number of subscriptions.. at least not at first

I fought my mother in the "War of the stray dog". I won and was able to keep him. R.I.P. Sparkplug 1968-1980.

@fishfan2

5 жыл бұрын

Lol nice

@whoozworldizthis4221

5 жыл бұрын

Was he a good boi?

@xmokifrommarz1660

4 жыл бұрын

@@whoozworldizthis4221 hes a ded boi

@samdherring

4 жыл бұрын

XMOKI FROM MARZ all good bois go to heaven

@muglymae7408

4 жыл бұрын

21 gun salute to sparkplug

A proper watermelon war should employ catapults as a means of projecting these delicious but heavy fruits in well- orchestrated barrages to arrive at a tactical advantage against mere pistols.

@saratj1

5 жыл бұрын

northerniltree or trebuchet

@davidgreen5099

5 жыл бұрын

@@saratj1 a trebuchet would be cooler.

@stevenbaker470

5 жыл бұрын

Or a pneumatic cannon

@americanmade4791

5 жыл бұрын

And the fight should be over salt or no salt.

@Robocopnik

5 жыл бұрын

I propose that all combatants wear helmets made from watermelons as well. Eyeholes optional.

We need more guys like you in ours schools teaching.

No matter how apparently trivial, minor, insignificant a historical event would seem you raise it to a level where i am on the edge of my seat waiting for you explain the ending of the riveting story. There is no better history story teller than you. Kudos to you sir a brilliant teacher!

"the trouble started when a drunk American" .... I'm sure there's a lot of stories that begin this way. Great video!

@Cuauhtemoc3

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah many start like that.

@GR-bn3xj

3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he didn't say he was from Florida

@TWOCOWS1

2 жыл бұрын

yes, the drunk latinos do not start trouble! only an america-hating Antifa' functionary like Isaac would say that

@77thTrombone

Ай бұрын

Having spent a few years in the Navy, I can attest to this. This is exactly why Navy ships deploy shore patrol in foreign ports.

To THG: My father instilled in me a few things, one of them being to learn something new every day. With your snippets of forgotten history, your narrative and the subject matter, that has become as easy as one (no two or three required) click of a mouse. Thank you again for “History that deserves to be remembered!”

@jamesslick4790

2 жыл бұрын

These pieces of forgotten history are like a "drug" for me. And THG is the best at delivering my "hit". LOL. This is VASTLY superior to ANYTHING on "normal" TV!

Congratulations. As a panamenian citizen, i can told that your speach was extremely accurate . Recomended video.

This guy is a master story teller. He should have a tv show.

I love your videos. I’m a plumbing and heating guy so watching one or two videos before work each day is really nice. Please keep it up. Thank you

I was curious so I googled it, according to westegg.com 5 cents in 1856 was equal to about $1.25 today.

I love the history guy. Most of these stories are obscure and entertaining

Just a thought: technically, this is the first transcontinental railroad, no? Coast to coast.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

6 жыл бұрын

I guess that is true.

@khadrtrudeau1662

5 жыл бұрын

Not technically, it was.

@neomonk5668

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t the level of scale determine? It certainly was transnational, and for that particular nation it was coast-to-coast, but it’s not to the scale of a continent.

@khadrtrudeau1662

5 жыл бұрын

@@neomonk5668 " not to the scale of a continent." The first USA choice for the canal was Nicaragua. Would that make your definition for transcontinental. It's not distance. Transnational only if you consider we threw the Columbia off their land. The Canal Zone was classified as an American territory. Country of Panama was on both sides. They had to have a pass to get in.

@kjk7611

4 жыл бұрын

Neo Monk Well...it does transport one from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. Via several other countries, however.

Thank you for educating us. I am a Colombian native who has lived most of his life in this great country. I have always been a history buff and I thought I knew everything there was about the history off the New Granada. I always understood that it was TR Roosevelt who convinced the Panamanians to rebel against their New Grenada, and become an independent nation. In Colombia that was a famous theater production in the 70s called;" I Took Panama". In mainly mocked TR Roosevelt and his great influence to get the Panamanians to become independent from Colombia and its neighbors, so that he could build the canal and and have an estrategic hold. Thank you for another history lesson. I love your hat collection too.

This is fascinating incident, I think what I find most amazing is that even given all the dangers you listed, it was still preferable to go via Panama or even around Cape Horn rather than attempt to go across the central US at the time. I love your videos, just the right length and level for a lunchtime watch.

This has been my favorite of your episodes because of the insightful commentary. I’d like to ask for an episode on the Boxer Rebellion. One of my favorite books is an old one called The Good Years by Walter Lord. In the section about the Boxer rebellion, he concentrates on the incredible bravery and self sacrifice of the defenders of the foreign quarter. So few against so many. It is of course only one viewpoint. I’d love to hear yours.

Great video. It reminds me of the coup of 1987 when I was in Panama. Gen. Noriega’s daughter & son-in-law were having a great time in Colon, and they were driving home. The road went through the US Air Force Base on the North side of the Canal. The MPs arrested the son-in-law & did not believe his claims that he should not be arrested because of who he was. He made threats saying that he would get even for arresting him, and he was let go when it was determined he was who he claimed to be. The next morning Gen Noriega had the PDF Man a roadblock on the Bridge of the Americas and everyone riding a motorcycle with an American Military sticker on it was locked up. The Americans went to the Panamanian President who decided to fire Noriega. The streets were filled with celebrations “Pineapple Head is gone” was the cheer & my men onboard the USS RACINE (LST-1191) asked for early liberty to join the party. Noriega had no intention of leaving and had the PDF gather up the Panamanian legislators and held an impeachment vote against the President. Upon a successful vote under duress Noriega directed the seizure of the President. The party stopped & everyone cleared the streets fearing reprisals from the PDF. And that is how a drunk driving changed the government of Panama & put a drug smuggling dictator in charge.

@robrosen7291

6 жыл бұрын

My woman said "Hey,Pedro,You're acting crazy like a clown". Nobody feels like working,Panama Red is back in town.

@jesussalvador8495

5 жыл бұрын

@@willg4802may i remind you of the empires of messopatamia, the ottoman empire , the aztec and mayan empires and also the inca and more over the moor empire the very empire that conqures parts pf europe

@trevormiles5852

5 жыл бұрын

@@willg4802 that is ok, we handle your women pretty good.

@__prometheus__

5 жыл бұрын

Will G To put it nicely, you’re quite wrong.

@waterandafter

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Perry You left out "drunk driving" at the start of the story. The whole time I'm trying to figure out why they were arrested.

Although this is an older episode, AS ALWAYS THE HISTORY GUY, AN EXCELLENT VIDEO VIDEO!!! When he was a young officer, Ulysses Grant had to go through the Panimanian jungle on his way to the West Coast. His description of that adventure was, to him, A HORRIFIC NIGHTMARE!!! After he became President, he was asked to about that experience, and, refused to talk about it. To NOT talk about what he had seen,after having been in the Civil War, tells one quite a lot. I've mentioned this in a previous text: For an EXCELLENT ACCOUNT about the building of the Panama Canal, read THE PATHWAY TO THE SEA by David McCullough. 👏👏👏✌✌✌✌

Thank you for another interesting snippet of history. I just can’t get enough of these and you are able to make the topic so interesting.

I can't wait for the time I get to say. "Its the watermelon war all over again."

@trevormiles5852

5 жыл бұрын

go watch Mr. Majestyk ; watermelon massacre great movie with Charles bronson.

@trevormiles5852

5 жыл бұрын

@@wmcbarker4155 Actually you are very wrong. We as a human race are naturally hot wired for hate for those that are different and or better. By "better" I mean in a Malthusian way. And by the way, the response to bigotry and or denial to opportunities to succeed in life is not hate, it is survival instincts. I hope there will be more people like you, who voice their fear and purge it out of themselves and the rest of us. The Nouveau Rich are the scariest sub group in America, they fear they will be downgraded and learn that they themselves are not accepted as wealthy merely by saying they have fancy car , house or money in the bank. The true wealthy people are the ones that are secure enough to help others. I am quite sure you will grind your boot into the food you feed "us" . Do not feel bad, many who help do so with your spirit , you are not unique.

@trevormiles5852

5 жыл бұрын

But more importantly WM barker, watch Mr. Manestyk great action movie.

@trevormiles5852

4 жыл бұрын

@Sultan of Sieg I happen to be a melon man myself , so I fully understand. Wait!... What are we talking about here?

This is probably the most underrated/undiscovered KZreadr I have come across yet. I love your videos, thank you for putting such well made, interesting, and to the point videos up for us to watch!

One riot, one ranger. Amazing story, thank you!

All history teachers should have this channel’s library. He makes history so interesting.

Love Panama. Since it has been the crossroads of the world since Spaniards and the Aztec, there is more diversity and history there than most people realize. Latinos actually make up a small percentage of the population. Carib Blacks, Various tribes of native Indians (Coastal, Mountain, Darian), and a large continent of Asians that have been there for generations are just some. The Chinatown in Panama City is the oldest in America, including San Francisco and New York. I've met Asians there that didn't even speak Mandarin (or whatever), only Spanish. Like I said, incredible diversity and history. There are tons of quirky stories just like this one. Thank you, History Guy, keep up the great work.

LOL! This whole story is a riot.

The Dutch Tulip bulb speculation and crash of the 1600’s is well worth a moment of history.

@Zaphod771

4 жыл бұрын

It is often blown out of proportion.

That was great, as an American I had never heard any of the details of how the Panama canal came about. It was and still is a terribly important shipping route for many countries, but I had never learned the details in school. I must have been sick on that day.

Hanged. A picture is hung. A human being executed is hanged - 'hanged by the neck until dead, dead, dead.' Love these snippets of history. When the History Guy tells me a bedtime story I can convince myself I've resurrected some of the brain cells that died at work :-)

I like how you link a small incident in history to how it lead to today's situations like in this story. Based on my historical knowledge, I only have had occasional comments on some minor details and understand your main points you are making. So, I will continue to work my way through all of your past postings.

Big fan of the Panama canal and the trade deals around it....this lecture is the first I've heard detailing this particular motivation....thank you. Dont stop!

That slice of history was worth much more than 5 cents. :-) I love this channel! I hope you have many more years of retelling history for us.

"One riot? One Ranger!"

@coltonregal1797

4 жыл бұрын

"Cause the eyes of the ranger are upon you. Any wrong you do he's gonna see. When you're in *Panama* look behind you. Cause that's where the rangers gonna be."

I really enjoy your telling! Thanks so much, I can't get enough. I have learned so much since I found your channel.

That must have been one spectacular train ride! Great segment! Thanks!!

@pty_foto

6 жыл бұрын

orangelion03 you can take the same ride from Atlantic to pacific on the same railway if you ever visit

Dude this channel is so good if people put half the effort and passion into stuff as this guy the world would be so much better

Great video, love hearing about these less discussed historic events!

Holy Moly Andy,, this was so good I had to watch it twice.!!! I did too short tours of Panama. I could see this happening so easily.

This is the second video that I watched and I gotta admit I enjoy the way in you tell history. You got a new subscriber!!!

Wow! Love it! This is a great story. You put the context into play wonderfully. This is a good cautionary tale.

The History Guy is awesome, watched alot of his history and so much I didn't know. Very informative and interesting, keep it up History Guy! Love this channel.

“The trouble was all started by a drunk American...” As are most troubles and memorable stories 😂

@kayhoww

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like an Aussie lol

@AlohaChips

4 жыл бұрын

@@kayhoww Nah you know it's an American because they pulled out a gun in response, instead of another knife 😛

@osco4311

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my beer!

@LuckyBaldwin777

4 жыл бұрын

Happened on April 15, 1856, big trouble started by a drunk American in a beach town. I think this was the birth of spring break

And once again history asserts itself.

Sir I just found your channel and must say you have a great channel with so much information to take in I am so thankful that you are here to teach and entertain us.thank you

Love the info. My great grandfather, anouther man, and a donkey,. Hiked across the narrow part of Panama. The other man and donkey got yellow fever. Great grandfather made it to other side caught a steamer to California gold rush. Sweden to California. Adventually became successful and decided to go back to sweden. Adventually sailed back on schooner. Decided to come back joined the union for civil war, indian wars. Info is not just passed on but in books. The ended up in cattle trade and modern farming steam thrashers. College start up Gustavus. First Lutheran charch. Thorson @ Nelson.

Hey History Guy! I discovered your channel a few days ago and I've been bingewatching. Love your delivery and obscure topics! My suggestion for content is WWII-era spy stories, like Operation Mincemeat. Cheers!

Love your stuff History Guy, As they say in Hollywood, "Don't ever change"

The channel is great fella!!! I love history too and these little " forgotten" moments are very interesting. Thanks for your time and energy! Also I'd be interested in what your channel makes per year because of the type of content.

I have loved every one of your videos I've watched. Just your intro makes me hit the like button every time.

Your delivery is excellent, really enjoy your videos well done!

Outstanding!! Hope you continue producing these informative videos.

Scenes of Gallager come to mind. I appreciate your videos. They're well constructed and entertaining. Thank you.

Great show. Talks about historical events which are important but not well known.

Just found your channel, I love your knawledge keep it up

Popeye's chicken sandwich wars of 2019

I think it's a testament to the breadth and depth of youtube that this is the second telling of the watermelon war I've seen.

I love history so much I’m so glad I found your channel, this is everything I ever wanted 😂I’m 100% serious

Thank you for reminding me about this little event. My father was stationed at Ft. Clayton in Panama and told me this story when I was young. I guess he heard it while there. I truly enjoyed your interpretation of this event. Could you please do a video on the war of pork and beans ( since you are talking about food fights)

My uncle helped to build the Panama canal. Thanks so much for the video.

Good stuff, sir. Time well spent.

Wow! That was a good one. Keep up the good work.

the Price of Progress VS the Price of a Piece of Watermelon

Excellent channel. I watch daily. Thank you for the wonderful content.

Amazing ! I want more history ! You keep history alive so we that are left can understand why things are great job!

Would love to see a historical explanation of the pig war.. This is as close as I'm going to get to Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. Thanks!

@dubyah8824

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I miss Paul Harvey. This is a good substitute.

watermelon war is hell

@g0679

5 жыл бұрын

Dances with Kitty Cats Seed-spitting can cause dreadful wounds.

My grandfather helped build the Panama Canal. He moved there while it was still a French project, not long before the US took over. My dad grew up there and was working in the US Canal Zone when I was born in Panama City in 1955. I only lived there two years. My parents were Americans, but my mom went to the Panamanian hospital, so I had dual citizenship until I was 18. I had to choose my citizenship then. I was told I would be drafted immediately into the Panamanian army. I didn't speak any Spanish, and I had lived in the US since I was two years old, so I chose US citizenship. Members of my dad's family lived in the Canal Zone longer than we did, but they moved to the US as a result of the Anti-American rioting in 1964. In 1971, we went to Panama for a visit and rode on the more modern version of the train in this story. Most of the trip was through the green, flowery Panamanian jungle. On the train it was beautiful. Walking would have been lethal. My dad and I walked a short distance on cobblestones remaining from the old road across Panama. My basic knowledge is of the history of the building and use of the canal in the 20th century. I did not know about the Watermelon War. Thanks, History Guy!

You make history paltiable. Thank you!

i had read CIA documents that referred to "Panama" as a result of meddling. i wasn't aware of just how massive it was.

@khadrtrudeau1662

5 жыл бұрын

CIA was not around in the 1800's. Best they could do was the Texas Rangers.

@asherdie

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 derp

I trained at Fort Sherman near Colon Panama 3 times when I was in the army from 1979-1983.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@davidgreen5099

6 жыл бұрын

God I admire your ability to handle the heat!

@Delgen1951

6 жыл бұрын

Not much different than Alabama in the summer tho we only get about 70 inches of rain per year, 90 degree and 90% humidity outside , bout the same.

@wmcbarker4155

5 жыл бұрын

Jungle school 1969-70

@khadrtrudeau1662

5 жыл бұрын

@@Delgen1951 Same in Fla. but add another 3 months.

How the flap of a butterfly's wing across the ocean affects the events here. Another amazing tale of history from the History Guy.....

How can you not love this channel!!

Love this channel! I have my kids watch along on the big screen so they aren't consumed with all the nonsense in this world!

Great story! My house could have been on fire, I would not have left until the end.

I love this Channel. Can’t get enough

Breath-taking! SUPERB channel, superbly presented!

I was eating watermelon while watching this. I don't think the seedless ones are as sweet as the old seeded ones. Just saying.

@rogerk2049

6 жыл бұрын

Add some salt then becomes sweet.

@coolworx

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's a good thing... not worth fighting for.

@lordgarion514

6 жыл бұрын

James Barca None of our fruits and veggies are as good as the old varieties. Our system of distribution needs them to ripen as close to all at once as possible and last as long as possible after being harvested. Therefore those traits have been selected for over flavor to a major extent.

@agent9809

5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@agent9809

5 жыл бұрын

That is done in poor countries and some rich countries also.

another great video..thankyou

Again you are the cats meow of history , keep up the marvelous work my friend

I don't listen to stories unless they contain the phrase "a shot rang out". Good job.

My Great Uncle was, at one time in charge of all commissaries in the Canal Zone.

I would mock America for it's silly wars but I'm an Aussie and we lost a war against emu, so....yeah

@timearly5226

5 жыл бұрын

Fighting natives on their home turf is always difficult. And you never lost a man. All the best to you Australia! 🇺🇸👍🇦🇺

Fascinating story and I love your passion!

Love it. Please make more detailed videos of each video maybe 30 min or more to delve deeper into each subject.

Should do a video on the little Canadian Jet that could....but never would....the Avro Arrow

Eating watermelon will never be the same

Awesome . I so enjoy your history stories .

Very nice! I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

You should an exclusive story about El Verdugo!!

I'd love to hear your take on the Pig War.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

6 жыл бұрын

David Coles actually it has been on my list for a while. I am sure there will be an episode on it.

@kevingee4294

6 жыл бұрын

David Coles Or the war of Jenkins Ear.

I really enjoy the articles on this channel, Thank you for your research! Unless you have already covered it; I would love to see one on the relationship of Father Chiniquy and Abraham Lincoln.

You are too cool, History Guy!!!! Great show. Watermelon and the panama canal, who'd have thunk that?

Do one about the pig war up in the San Juan islands of Puget Sound.

@constancemiller3753

3 жыл бұрын

Battle of the Old Woman's Cannon is my vote. Los Angeles is lit.

This is probably said constantly here but, bow ties are indeed cool.

@mjp5429

5 жыл бұрын

Unless it's on a truck

Man, what a wild story! You couldn't even make this crap up if you tried. I only wish my late father was alive to watch your highly entertaining and thoroughly researched material, Mr. History Guy. He wouldn't loved them and this led to many wonderful conversations. May Jesse Brewser R.I.P.

What a great channel. Love these episodes.

Your are just great... Can you tell me is there any event war history on 21st October

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

6 жыл бұрын

arnav singh the most famous would be the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Brought a knife to a gunfight. That's why I always bring both.

I was stationed at Howard AFB in the Canal Zone in 1974 for 6 weeks. Bugs, rain, heat and humidity (blah). It did have one good thing about it.....It had one of the top 3 chow halls in the world at the time. At least the food was great!

I have the memoir of my 4th greatgrand father, Loring Lombard. In it he complains about no Synchronization of the east coast and west coast steamers. He had an express company specializing in east to west coast mail. Burford Express. His first trip to Cali, as he called it was around the horn. Six months to get to San Fransisco, 2 months to get to the gold fields, and then 2 days to figure out that panning for gold was not for him. He got into the Dry Goods business and did very well.

Do we know anything about the fate of Jack Oliver during the riot or after?

@khadrtrudeau1662

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, sounds like a neat guy.

@erickalena

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 he was a petty thieve that couldn't hold his beers wdym(?

@erickalena

4 жыл бұрын

@@khadrtrudeau1662 he was a petty thief that couldn't hold his beers wdym(?