'America: Our Defining Hours': Release date, plot, trailer and all you need to know about History Channel's three-part docuseries

Viewers can relive the emotional journey through the American story characterized by struggle, loss and victory while also witnessing how the nation unites to work towards a better future
(The History Channel)
(The History Channel)

Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the US, once said, "The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future." A country as adverse as America boasts a rich history of over 300 years marred with pain, conflict, and the blood of the innocent. Years of struggle led to the country's independence from its colonizers, a historical moment that we now celebrate and observe as a day of freedom and liberty. But how much do we know of the past that defines our nation? This July, The History Channel is bringing us a new three-part miniseries, 'America: Our Defining Hours', providing a comprehensive insight into the history of our nation. Here is all you need to know about it.

Release date

'America: Our Defining Hours' premieres on July 5, with additional episodes airing on July 12 and July 19, at 9/8c on the History Channel.

Plot

The Landing Of The Pilgrims By Rothermel, The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England on the 'Mayflower' and founded a colony at New Plymouth (Getty Images)

America's diversity has spanned centuries, ever since the beginning, and it is this diversity that has shaped the country to what it is today. In the three-part mini-documentary series, The History Channel's 'America: Our Defining Hours' provides a close look at the historical milestones that defined the nation's legacy. It chronicles over 300 years of America's past right from the arrival of the 'Mayflower' carrying pilgrims settlers from Britain to the New World and War of Independence to the American Civil War and the events of 9/11. Viewers can relive the emotional journey through the American story characterized by anguish, struggle, loss, and victory, and also witness how the United States of America, comes together as a nation in moments of crisis to work towards a better future. 

The series was created amid the coronavirus lockdown, in a 14-week time frame. It combines dramatic live-action sequences with documentary elements, coupled with expert interviews. It explores the leadership and collaboration of some key figures in history that helped the country to not only survive, but also thrive stories of presidents, generals, explorers, visionaries, and ordinary as well as extraordinary Americans.

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'America: The Story of Us'

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'The American Experience'

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