diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-history.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-history.1.md
index 09808d4ac9..b9d567151e 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-history.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-history.1.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Print the numeric IDs only (default *false*).
 
 ## EXAMPLES
 
-Show history of specified image:
+Show the history of the specified image:
 ```
 $ podman history debian
 ID              CREATED       CREATED BY                                      SIZE       COMMENT
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ b676ca55e4f2c   9 weeks ago   /bin/sh -c #(nop) CMD ["bash"]                  0
 <missing>       9 weeks ago   /bin/sh -c #(nop) ADD file:ebba725fb97cea4...   45.14 MB
 ```
 
-Show history of specified image without truncating content and using raw data:
+Show the history of the specified image without truncating content and using raw data:
 ```
 $ podman history --no-trunc=true --human=false debian
 ID              CREATED                CREATED BY                                      SIZE       COMMENT
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ b676ca55e4f2c   2017-07-24T16:52:55Z   /bin/sh -c #(nop) CMD ["bash"]
 <missing>       2017-07-24T16:52:54Z   /bin/sh -c #(nop) ADD file:ebba725fb97cea4...   45142935
 ```
 
-Show formatted history of specified image:
+Show the formatted history of the specified image:
 ```
 $ podman history --format "{{.ID}} {{.Created}}" debian
 b676ca55e4f2c   9 weeks ago
 <missing>       9 weeks ago
 ```
 
-Show history in json format for specified image:
+Show the history in JSON format for the specified image:
 ```
 $ podman history --format json debian
 [