This might be the most underrated channel I have found in ages...

I absolutely love this. We're going to talk about how Pepsi once owned a fleet of Soviet warships, so naturally we need to start in the year 1316. Love it.

When I was a kid we had a school tour to Pepsi Cola bottling factory in Tallinn, Estonia in the eighties (in Soviet Republic of Estonia as it was called back then). Everybody was handed a bottle straight off the production line, I even have some unused bottle labels printed in russian stored somewhere in the attic. Nice to know the history behind it.

WOW! that REALLY DOES deserve to be remembered "we are disarming the Soviets quicker than you !"

I just love The History Guy. I'm Canadian and there used to be a guy on CBC, Bob Johnson. Every weekday morning he would give a ten minute history lesson. I learned more in a couple of years than an hour a day in 12 years of school. The History Guy is doing the same thing, proving that lessons do not have to be tedious, they can be interesting and informative and quick. Thank you History Guy.

I'll be honest. I was sort of on the fence when I first stumbled upon your channel. Seven videos later, it's nearly 1 am and I'm hitting subscribe. This is the best damn history channel on KZfaq and deserves a damn sight more viewers, unlike certain other simplified history channels.

hello again. my father worked for pepsi since 1981. he learned and told me many of the neat stories like this that involved the company. he passed 2 years ago, but he loved the company and working with the public and children as a shriner. he wouldve loved your channel and if its possible, hes watching from heaven as we speak. thanks again for another great episode

Don't ever stop teaching you're too good at it.

Knew about the Pepsi navy but had no idea of all the back-story details you presented. That is what makes your stories so unique and memorable. All the way back to the beginning of the ruble as well as the address of the home portrayed as the typical American house. Yet another great lesson that was not taught in many American high school history classes.

I was a was Navy Russian linguist in the 90's and 00's and considered myself well versed in late Soviet and Russian military arcana, I have never heard this story. Thanks!

"White Coke", produced by Coca-Cola Co. in the 1940s, is another historically novel flow of cola through the iron curtain.

Hey History Guy; Thank you for taking on the forgotten pieces of history and putting them in context. Also, I really appreciate how you humanize the various actors in events that helped shape our world.

What a great story! After your intro, I had no idea where you were going 700 years ago. You tied it up brilliantly.

This is why I Love your channel. It's not only your back stories on huge events. It's how you bring us the stories we've either forgotten, never knew or didn't know the "rest of the story". Thank You!

Absolutely amazing! My father was a submarine hunter, with the U.S. Navy. Although he passed away last March, he would have gotten a charge out of this. Well done.

Wow. I learned more in that video than ever. Always wondered about the kitchen debate. Incredible and surreal. Plays like a mid century comedy.

Reminds me of the 1961 movie, One Two Three. A Coca Cola executive in West Berlin trying to break into the Soviet market. Starred Jimmy Gagney

Thanks for giving youtube some educational material. I look forward to the day when History Guy ranks higher than brittany spears. & I think, I had heard that Disneyland at one time ranked in the top 10 for submarine ownership.

Most of the videos on this channel are very good, but this one was exceptional. Keep up the good work.

Pepsi Co. should have kept at least a few of those ships and used them to market new products. I can imagine a Pepsi-theme painted cruiser and a submarine painted to look like a Pepsi bottle would be cool to see.

When I found this channel I hit subscribe just seconds into my first video. Pure quality.

Beating their swords into plowshares, or warships into soda cans...I love it!

Sometimes history is just too weird to be believable, but here we are.

Kudos to Richard Nixon for being able to discuss such a complected subject on the spot intelligently and without any notes or experts. Khrushchev was famous for ambushing people like that and Nixon shut him down and literally made him sweat.

I suggest the movie "1, 2, 3..." with James Cagney and Horst Bucholtz. Cagney plays a Coke executive trying to get the rights to sell to Iron Curtain. It is a great comedy. I am sure it was inspired by these events.

I really like how you give a back story that brings it all together by the time the video ends

Ya know it took me a while to get endeared to your style, and partly cause I was worried Id ruin my KZfaq suggestions by watching videos shorter than I usually watch, but Ive come around. Ive been binging your backlog for weeks now. Its cool to see that even in these early videos your format was already so clear, that aspect reminds me a lot of Tasting History with Max Miller. I just wish I was lucky enough to have caught you at the beginning of your channel like I got to with Max Millers.

I can remember a famous air interception that occurred in the 1970's and American fighter pilots shot photos of Soviet Bomber crews drinking Pepsi while manning their observation stations with a large bubble canopy.

As a Cold War kid, I don't understand why I was never taught this... I have a degree in nothing related, but I love history, and this is the channel for me!

I have been binge watching since I found your channel and have to let you know how I enjoy it. I wish my economics and business classes had been as enjoyable an experience as this video

ok...probably one of your best episodes ever...excellent ...

I’ve watched tons of your videos but this particular example is my all-time favorite. Honestly, this is the first time in my life where I’ve truly understood “truth being stranger than fiction”. Thank you for this.

Great story, well-presented. Thank you.

This guy needs his own TV show...to make something like this, this interesting, is astounding! I live near Commack, NY!

This has to be the most amazing historical vignette I've ever heard. B R A V O !!, Mr. THG. You and Mark Felton epitomize grand promise of the Internet and the Information Age !

I have past this house dozens of times, never knew....... Amazing!! Thanks !!!

Oh my God. I love your video. I feel like you're the dream teacher I never had

I really enjoy every episode of The History Guy. History class in high school for me was just, “meh”. You’ve completely upended that, and I’m extremely grateful for all the new knowledge. Thanks, teach!

Khruschev worked very hard with His counterpart in the West, John Kennedy, to defuse tensions in the wake of the Cuban missile crisis, even as both men had to fend off the hawks in their respective governments. I've lived on Pacific islands for over 40 years now, mostly in Hawaii and Japan, and have also visited Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Territory of Guam, and the Republic of Fiji. One event in history that I suggest deserves to be remembered is the story of Captain Kane and the HMS Calliope which survived the Apia cyclone of 1889, off the coast of Apia, Western Samoa.

There is a picture that warrants being on the channel for this subject: A Soviet TU-95 Bear being intercepted in the Atlantic and the rear gunner is seen holding up a bottle of Pepsi in the window. Love it

This story was absolutely amazing. I love a good head shaking bit of unknown history! I very rarely comment on any videos that I watch; but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy watching you and your entertaining history education pieces. Learning a lot more than I ever did in High School!

Feels like Billy Wilder comedy On Two Three staring James Cagney, might have took some inspiration from this

i cannot tell in words how much i love this channel. A true gem.

I love these little tidbits. The more obscure, the better

Wow. You bring us such incredible stories with such incredible content. You do a fantastic job. I enjoy your channel and watch it everyday. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

Wow! All your videos are great this one was incredible. I had no idea any of this took place! Great story!

Love listening to the History Guy

What an irony.lol. Wonderful story, well presented....a standard history guy video! Love your channel and the obscure stories you do! Thank you very much! A welcome break from the bleak news of today.

You come up with some interesting stories and present them well. Keep them coming.

History would be funnier if Pepsi did hunt down Container Ships full of Coca-Cola 😉 Huge lol

As a kid I don’t remember the kitchen debate, but heard mention of it. Thanks for filling details 😉.

if the Histroy guy was 20 years younger this series would be called "you cant make this shit up". Awesome story!

When I was taking my history courses back in college, I greatly appreciated the profs who digressed into all kinds of quirky little sidelights of the main story they were trying to tell -- and I was not alone; in general, they were pretty popular. You've got it pretty soft, History Guy: you throw out the story -- here, the Cold War, what it was, who fought it and how -- and just serve up the quirks. Of course, these are more enlightening to folks with an inkling of the context, but they are fascinating to everyone, and I hope your popularity rivals that of my digressing profs from 'way back when.

"You are going to have to answer to the Coca Cola Company for this." Colonel Bat Guano

Thanks for clearing this up, i always wondered why in communist Romania, the only soft drink that was not local/national was Pepsi. Great channel hope you reach at least one million subscribers.

Our 30 year old son was just hired into the Strategic Finance Department at PepsiCo! He’s very excited and of course I just sent him this quirky bit of history (that deserves to be remembered!)

I chuckled and outright laughed through that story, Lance! 😁 Who knew that history could be fun and funny?! Thank you for that gem.💜

Wow!!!!! Great story! Best Quote: "We're disarming the Soviets faster than you."

even though I know about this story I want to hear the history guy tell it

They beat swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks!

Think this is one of your best. Great presentation!

It was a long walk for a Pepsi - but worth it! I was waiting for the 'Popov' brand vodka - pop for pop.

At 5:40 I spotted Jon Daly. As a 'What's my Line' fan it was a nice surprise. Even though I knew he was one of the top journalist in his time.

This is the most insane video of yours I have come across so far.

Enjoyable episode! Thank you.

This is so cool. I would not believe if it was not from you. Thanks again.

For a good while the Hamilton duel was my favorite episode. This may have over taken that.

I'm a Pepsi guy...and why this channel doesn't have a billion subscribers is beyond comprehension.

Fascinating. Thanks for telling us the story

Damn. I tried to resist, but you got me with this one. Subscribed.

Absolutely brilliant story! Thanks for sharing this. I can hardly wait to show my grandnephews these stories.

Bravo! Well done, History Guy!

As a Cold War Veteran I really liked this one!

History is awesome! This is a really fantastic bit of history and makes a truly great story! Remember, at that time, Pepsi was a fraction of the size of Coca-Cola so this was a big boost for them. Given the era, I can just picture Pepsi sailing a ship into an American harbor painted with a very large Pepsi logo and the biggest banner they can print reading, "We blow away the competition." :D

I have to hand it to you, History Guy -- there is no drug out there that would blow my mind more than watching one of your videos. I don't know what to say....

😂 The Andy Griffith Show: Season 8, Episode 21, "Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting."

I really like how you have the appropriate hat on your desk in these videos, nice touch.

The bathroom has also been remodeled, and a deck has been added.

WOW, fascinating for sure and didn't expect any of it.

Fantastic episode, fascinating history!

Wow! Like the line of pepsi that they were disarming the soviet navy! They should put this history in their ads against coke!

The irony of this story is so cool. AND back then, Pepsi tasted better than Coke. Both later butched up the flavor of their drinks with "new and improved" icky formulas. This is among my many favorites. Thank you, Guy, for another great one.

Wow, keep this up. These are awesome videos!

That is one of the weirdest and yet very interesting pieces of history i have ever heard

I had to laugh when a soda pop maker can turn to the national security adviser and ask: 'Hey I'm bringing 16 soviet subs to the poker game Friday night, what r you bringing?' LOL

The history guy is wonderful!

I didn't know a Pepsi had a navy, but I remember when someone tried to cash in 7 million Pepsi Points for the AV-8 Harriet II jump jet.

I've been binge watching these all day! I love it. :-)

Love your format !!

2:56 I have some rubles like those! I got them in New Orleans the year before Katrina.

This is an incredulous story. Thanks for sharing it.

Wow! That was new. Learning something new everyday is a good thing!

This reminds me of the book written by Carlo Ponzi. Yes that Ponzi. The book is very persuasive regarding his point of view. Besides going over his personal history he also described what his ultimate aim was. He was looking to buy the shipping board fleet that was up for sale because they were not needed after the end of World War 1. It had cost the government 3 billion dollars to build it and he was going to offer them the two hundred million dollars that he had gathered together. He was going to convert these Surplus ships into Expo ships. The idea being that all these different firms that made American Goods would send their representatives and large numbers of samples of those goods. The representatives would then have trade fairs at different ports of call and they would then set up sales contracts with locals. This was a very patriotic idea to promote American Trade over any foreign trade. He claimed he was close to acquiring the amount of money that he wanted to to make this deal happen.... ... but then the government of course stuck their finger in and upset his apple cart. The book is called the rise of mr. Ponzi by Charles Ponzi. US edition copyright 2001 by Inkwell Publishers Limited. They are based in Naples Florida.

I am blown away by this!

This is absolutely amazing stuff!

Always interesting to learn about commerce between the super powers during the Cold War. Thank you for another great presentation!

Amazing topic! Well done sir!

Very interesting ✌I just wish I could of had a teacher like this when in high school 🤗 shame there aren't more like this out there ✌

Fantastic story. Thanks. The New Zealand Dairy Cooperative swapped Lada Cars for dairy products. Unsurprisingly the cars were slow sellers, and did not last the test of time however it resulted in a few well maintained or restored models now being sort after classics in the county

try adding a quarter grapefruit juice to your next cola drink. Yum.