Vlogging Through History

Chris Mowery (born: ), better known online as Vlogging Through History, is an American YouTuber known for his tours to historic site and reaction videos to historic topics.
==History==
Chris created his gaming channel, History Guy Gaming (now VTH Gaming), on December 18, 2016. The channel was originally named "The History Guy", but changed the name to "History Guy Gaming" because the original name was similar to channel, The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docLm47PRKU . On April 25, 2022, Chris changed his gaming channel's name to VTH Gaming for the sake of continuity.
On July 5, 2020, Vlogging Through History was created. The channel was originally dedicated to historic site vlogs, but because of the pandemic, Chris frequently reacts to videos on historical topics on Vlogging Through History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docLm47PRKU .
Chris also runs two other YouTube channels, VTH Extra and VTH Originals, created March 31, 2022 and April 20, 2022, respectively. VTH extra features videos not related to history or gaming, and VTH Originals is an archive for Chris's historic site vlogs.
==CGP Grey Copyright Controversy==
On April 9, 2023, CGP Grey copyright struck a video of Chris reacting to Grey's ranking of United States flags and his reaction to Grey's Rules for Rulers one day later. This action followed a tweet by Grey which expressed his distaste for reaction videos. This was the first time a YouTube channel did such an action to Vlogging Through History, as most channels Chris has reacted to have liked his reactions. (Chris did have some of his reaction videos to Oversimplified temporarily removed for copyright reasons, but it was a misunderstanding on the part of the company that handles copyright on Oversimplified's behalf. Oversimplified continued to allow Chris to react to their content https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxbsEA3hCrTjZGPYjkqs4c0s2QGpvclLHd.) Chris believes that his reactions were legal and many major YouTube channels like UsefulCharts, AlternateHistoryHub, and Kings and Generals have defended him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PF8sZ6NUEk This has re-sparked discussions on what constitutes copyright infringement and fair-use on the platform.
Chris appealed his reactions, and on April 24, 2023, his reaction to CGP Grey's flag ranking was restored because CGP Grey was unable to find any content that violated copyright within 10 business days https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxlO2PSSMCusWgKuyaUg7LadHGP7lpCQrh. On May 8, 2023, Chris' reaction to Rules for Rulers was also restored for the same reason https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN-p-fxcoKT4Ltg1vPZIxGQ/community?lb=UgkxpVqZzQy-PWg4quFOrlmWNHfGFr24hVqM.
==Personal Life ==
Chris was born in Warren, Ohio, United States. He loved history since he was 8 years old. His love for history started when Robert Ballard found the Titanic in 1985. He studied to be a history professor, but has never worked as a full-time teacher. Chris is a professional genealogist and has written multiple books about various families. He also works as a speaker for Rachel's Challenge, an organization created by Rachel Joy Scott's family dedicated to spreading kindness and compassion at schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docLm47PRKU . Chris' favorite areas of history include the American Civil War, World War I, and Medieval English history. 
==Trivia==
*Chris is a pastor at Salineville Church of Christ.
*Though Chris is a Christian and leans to the right politically, he is not a Republican and tries to avoid modern politics. However, he has broken this rule by reacting to Ben Shapiro's president tier list and taking a political compass test which revealed that his political beliefs lean libertarian-left as he does not agree with every conservative belief. He disagrees with the results and thinks they're inaccurate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Q3n3zM-_I. And, although not directly on his channel, Chris collaborated with fellow history YouTuber Mr.Beat to do a combined Presidential Tier List for Presidents Day, where they ranked two post-1990s Presidents, those being George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
*Chris loves watching British football (soccer). His favorite English team is West Brom and his favorite Scottish team is the Rangers because both teams have connections to his ancestors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjIF4NIL6e8.
*Chris has visited every U.S. state except Utah and Rhode Island.
*After initially disagreeing with Mr. Beat about his worst presidents, Chris and Mr. Beat did a collaboration live stream ranking the U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUg6y2UX88 .
* During the above live stream, both Mr. Beat and Chris found out that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
*Chris runs a podcast called the Vlogging Through History Podcast. https://www.spreaker.com/show/vlogging-through-history 
* Chris is known for mentioning his ancestors, Northeast Ohio, the American Civil War, and his past and future visits to historic sites in reaction videos. He is also known for mentioning a fun historical fact during one if his reactions, only to have the video he's reacting to immediately mention that fact in his reaction videos. Fans of the channel have turned this into a running "drinking game", and Chris has embraced this and made it official https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUjk5_vEsY.
*Woodrow Wilson is among Chris's least favorite presidents and he has made a satirical video on reasons why he loves Woodrow Wilson on April Fool's day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zy0iZXB0kU .
*Chris has visited this wiki page in a video and likes it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEJ9iDywG80&t=496s .
*According to InterestedVideos, Chris's real name is Sam Nixon and is known for making videos on Indian History. This is completely false, as Chris has never gone by the name Sam Nixon and has very few videos about Indian History. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEJ9iDywG80&t=496s Furthermore, Chris has been called Jack by ChatGPT (among other things) when he attempted to generate biographies about himself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldwXpXI4q0 .
*Chris is known for his efforts to create and maintain a good community and great appreciation to all his followers.
==Quotes ==
*"Sir, this is a Wendy's" -Chris to uncivil commenters
*"Millard Fillmore looks like Alec Baldwin, doesn't he?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlstEAUgWyY 
*"Don't follow anything I'm about to say" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUjk5_vEsY 
*"Welcome back everyone as we dive into another reaction video" - Chris at the start of most of his reaction videos.
==Channel Milestones==
==Subscriber Milestones==
===Vlogging Through History=== 
*10,000 subscribers: February 5, 2021
*20,000 subscribers: February 23, 2021
*30,000 subscribers: March 8, 2021
* 40,000 subscribers: March 15, 2021
* 50,000 subscribers: March 30, 2021
* 60,000 subscribers: April 18, 2021
* 70,000 subscribers: April 28, 2021
*80,000 subscribers: May 6, 2021
*90,000 subscribers: May 12, 2021
*100,000 subscribers: May 17, 2021
* 334,000 subscribers: November 23, 2022
* 400,000 subscribers: December 18, 2023
==Video View Milestones==
===Vlogging Through History===
* 1 million views: February 10, 2021
*5 million views: April 9, 2021
*10 million views: May 19, 2021
*80 million views: August 28, 2023
*100 million views: March 24, 2024
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