# IT'S HISTORY: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-29, IT'S HISTORY has 894,000 subscribers, 172,335,521 total views, and 855 videos. It ranks #83,278 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [IT'S HISTORY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for IT'S HISTORY is “Why Hundreds of Las Vegas Casino Neons Survived Demolition \| The Boneyard Explained”, a long-form video published Oct 27, 2026.
- These are IT'S HISTORY’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jun 25, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 114,564. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Why This Blast Furnace Was a Living Nightmare for Workers” (624,332 views, Jul 18, 2026). Least viewed: “Exploring a Crumbling Palace Live (Before it Collapses)” (8,120 views, Jul 6, 2026).
- Median length: 13:21 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, IT'S HISTORY’s consecutive uploads were a median of 2 days apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 5 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Why Hundreds of Las Vegas Casino Neons Survived Demolition \| The Boneyard Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/zcieCG9oJpg/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 25,883 | 15:53 | - |
| [Chicago's Lost Streetcar to New York](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/UNWXQOkbj2c/) | 2026-10-24 | Long-form | 57,124 | 22:14 | - |
| [What's Left of Ford's Abandoned Factories](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/Mmx6sbGdoKU/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 102,364 | 30:43 | 0.57x |
| [The Mississippi's Lost McDonald's Riverboat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/1cRLMPGPRtc/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 91,972 | 12:08 | - |
| [Why Chicago’s Bars All Have the Same Sign](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/wZpImbtTMm0/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 273,722 | 12:51 | 1.05x |
| [Why West Fort Hood is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/YMWlhcfmX6I/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 293,493 | 15:57 | 1.07x |
| [Why Chicago's Chain O' Lakes Looked Way Different in 1901](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/jNse6L0sTHc/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 134,295 | 15:37 | 0.65x |
| [Why The National Mall Looked Way Different in 1901](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/396oyP9KwGE/) | 2026-10-10 | Long-form | 153,143 | 15:41 | 0.52x |
| [Why the Eiffel Tower Has a Secret Military Bunker](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/2GIxtnpfxQs/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 157,952 | 12:03 | 0.52x |
| [Why Arizona's Lavender Pit is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/M0ZWwrzCCXg/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 415,065 | 21:08 | 1.31x |
| [Why New Orleans Needs Such Dangerous Pumps](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/eDxU1lfmKGQ/) | 2026-10-01 | Long-form | 295,112 | 12:50 | 1.41x |
| [The Secret Canals Drowning Long Island](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/nxBvu0DMXGg/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 381,900 | 17:52 | 3.11x |
| [Why New York's Dead Horse Bay is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/LFfnPlUPM-E/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 366,984 | 12:00 | 3.16x |
| [What's Inside Chicago's Most Dystopian Skyscraper](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/vCyUQ8c8L6E/) | 2026-09-24 | Long-form | 127,845 | 11:58 | 1.1x |
| [The Dangerous Military History of California's Mare Island](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/piwI2Tr_5sQ/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 483,290 | 23:48 | 4.16x |
| [Why Canada's Floating McDonald's Sank](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/MCL9xYUhCrY/) | 2026-09-20 | Long-form | 78,241 | 16:03 | - |
| [Why This Pacific Island Is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/e5PaPZfr8uI/) | 2026-09-16 | Long-form | 52,336 | 9:38 | - |
| [Why This Canadian Powerhouse is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/GheeQ0kBg-4/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 353,205 | 8:58 | 3.25x |
| [Why Buffalo New York has Two Statues of Liberty](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/L54q4dRVLRY/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 62,654 | 16:19 | - |
| [Why Camp Hero Inspired Stranger Things](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/H8NzRrYlQY0/) | 2026-09-10 | Long-form | 79,833 | 12:32 | - |
| [Why There's a Secret Town Inside The Grand Canyon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/_ZKmZPRP4Zc/) | 2026-09-08 | Long-form | 88,080 | 11:27 | - |
| [Why Chicago's Tribune Tower Looks like a Gothic Cathedral](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/fghFNfiEXtc/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 118,023 | 30:18 | 0.96x |
| [When America Had Flying Aircraft Carriers 🔴 LIVE (NOT A.I.)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/8T7z7hzeAAs/) | 2026-09-03 | Long-form | 34,568 | 8:57 | - |
| [Why New York State has it's own Fort Knox](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/LEZqLQbgufI/) | 2026-09-01 | Long-form | 114,503 | 13:08 | 0.93x |
| [Why America’s Greatest Landmarks Came From This One Hole](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/vaasrlW7JRc/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 354,642 | 17:17 | 2.87x |
| [Why Arizona kept the Last Titan II Silo](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/XJe6cr7wJ1k/) | 2026-08-27 | Long-form | 158,198 | 12:44 | 1.28x |
| [Why Playboy Mansion Required a Secret Zoo License](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/e9Bf34xEAbk/) | 2026-08-25 | Long-form | 39,611 | 26:28 | - |
| [What's Inside the Secret Room of Philadelphia's City Hall Tower](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/esOvGChSrkk/) | 2026-08-22 | Long-form | 102,693 | 20:10 | 0.88x |
| [Why Chicago’s First Sears Tower is Forgotten](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/_zKfJvS6Vfc/) | 2026-08-20 | Long-form | 126,943 | 36:49 | 1.09x |
| [Why Route 66's Times Beach is Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/eiHprjmKmAE/) | 2026-08-18 | Long-form | 229,476 | 14:29 | 2.14x |
| [What's Inside California's Winchester Mystery House?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/9XQlOtWv81w/) | 2026-08-15 | Long-form | 39,920 | 13:06 | - |
| [Why This Ohio Town Has a Secret Nuclear Tomb](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/Ksyc7HRcGvY/) | 2026-08-13 | Long-form | 187,319 | 9:25 | 1.6x |
| [What's Hidden Inside Joliet's Abandoned Military Arsenal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/MJje4mzGRks/) | 2026-08-08 | Long-form | 120,562 | 14:54 | 1.12x |
| [Why California Went to War With Skateboarding \| ft. @TonyHawk](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/2KkFXxLJVSI/) | 2026-08-06 | Long-form | 113,393 | 18:54 | 1.06x |
| [Why Canada's Lost Utopia Failed](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/C7XvVIXH7Kw/) | 2026-08-01 | Long-form | 284,833 | 10:20 | 2.95x |
| [Why Chicago had Aircraft Carriers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/NCqZNn5aL1k/) | 2026-07-30 | Long-form | 101,392 | 13:55 | 1.29x |
| [Why did they build the Basket office?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/Mt3YJ7flH7w/) | 2026-07-25 | Long-form | 24,834 | 11:48 | - |
| [Why They Built a High-Rise City on a Tiny Rock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/Sy5ec-Ah26s/) | 2026-07-23 | Long-form | 65,508 | 10:26 | - |
| [Why This Palace Was Burned and ABANDONED](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/ba6EMuJGulc/) | 2026-07-21 | Long-form | 22,673 | 13:29 | - |
| [Why This Blast Furnace Was a Living Nightmare for Workers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/HnJyxMkk7do/) | 2026-07-18 | Long-form | 624,332 | 12:18 | 6.83x |
| [What's Inside Chicago's Lost Playboy Penthouse?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/RGiOzU_MTjc/) | 2026-07-14 | Long-form | 160,977 | 22:40 | 1.77x |
| [Why This Abandoned California Island was Invaded by Seals](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/eLXp_bnX9Mk/) | 2026-07-11 | Long-form | 91,543 | 7:47 | 1.1x |
| [Why Detroit has 100 Miles of Secret Tunnels Below the City](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/9Po9ftvZIPo/) | 2026-07-09 | Long-form | 114,625 | 12:26 | 1.26x |
| [Exploring a Crumbling Palace Live (Before it Collapses)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/hh6bhNvEWfE/) | 2026-07-06 | Long-form | 8,120 | 28:55 | - |
| [Why Chicago has a Hospital That Looks Like a Prison](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/Ldn6B7wjrOw/) | 2026-07-04 | Long-form | 63,621 | 13:13 | - |
| [Why LA is Full of Fake Buildings](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/AgrFfCjfcBI/) | 2026-07-02 | Long-form | 18,543 | 10:37 | - |
| [What's Hidden Inside This Chicago Skyscraper's Dome?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/0n7WmS0HWI0/) | 2026-06-27 | Long-form | 134,640 | 12:15 | 1.75x |
| [Why Nevada’s Fly Geyser was Totally Forbidden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@itshistory/videos/FXuxttoWEuc/) | 2026-06-25 | Long-form | 29,661 | 16:40 | - |

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