History Channel
history.com
PDF Conversion Score
28/ 100
Score Insights
Fair (0–49)Good (50–79)Great (80–100)
- Native page count
- 15
- PrintFriendly page count
- 8
- Delta
- 47% (High)
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Score Breakdown
- cookie/legal modal obscuring textA 'Legal Terms and Privacy' modal overlay is covering a significant portion of the main article text, making several lines of the introductory paragraph unreadable.
- text obstruction by overlayThe modal dialog cuts across the first paragraph and the section heading, obscuring key content including parts of the article body and the section title '1958: Los Angeles –'.
- truncated section headingThe section heading '1958: Los Angeles – C' is cut off due to the overlay, leaving the full title unreadable.
- large blank space at topThere is a large empty white area at the top of the page before the History logo, wasting significant printable space.
About this website
The official website of the History Channel, featuring TV show information, historical articles, videos, and educational content spanning world history topics.
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Tested URL: www.history.com/articles/lgbtq-uprisings-before-stonewall-riots
Leaderboard Factual TV
| Rank | Domain | Native pages | PrintFriendly pages | Delta | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | pbs.org | 4 | 1 | -75% | 88 |
| #2 | history.com | 15 | 8 | -47% | 28 |
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