Why Florida's Overseas Highway Turned From Dream to Disaster
The Florida Keys have the Seven Mile Bridge, a part of the 110-mile long Ocean Highway that connects the remote Keys to the mainland. On this drive, you will travel over a truly incredible feat of eng...
2 Heinä 202213min
The History of Credit Cards (How Clay Tablets Became Credit Cards)
When you go to the checkout line at a grocery store or when it is time to pay the bill after eating dinner at a restaurant, payment is as simple as handing over your credit card to the cashier or wait...
30 Kesä 202219min
Why Cement Ships Were A Terrible Idea
Ships have been an integral part of humanity forever. Even very primitive tribes use boats and canoes. There are many kinds of these vessels to imagine wooden, aluminum, and steel. Even concrete ships...
25 Kesä 202216min
What Really Happened at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893?
The world we know it today is overtly connected in almost every facet whether it is through culture, media, technology or art. Throughout the majority of human history, this was not the case, however,...
23 Kesä 202220min
Why Abandoned Battleships haunt Texas
Throughout the majority of its history, Texans often had to fight for their freedom and Texan military culture is deeply embedded in what makes Texas, Texas. The Lone Star has been the site of numerou...
18 Kesä 202225min
The Rise and Fall of Bisbee Arizona
Arizona, was a major copper-producing center built on the steep canyon slopes east of the Mule Mountains. Bisbee is 92 miles southeast of Tucson and 11 miles north of the Mexican border and is one of ...
16 Kesä 202220min
Why New York's First River Tunnel is Falling Apart (The Story of The Hudson Tunnel)
The Hudson Tunnel is absolutely massive and was the first large-scale tunneling project under a prominent American river. Originally intended to be the first trans-river rail link between Jersey City ...
11 Kesä 202220min
The Rise and Fall of Compton California
Compton is a city in southern California, with a rich history of both tragedy and triumph. Come explore the Compton of the past by reading historical accounts and watching old footage, then compare it...
9 Kesä 202220min
