The Domestication of Goats
Thousands of years ago, humans began forming a relationship with an animal that would become one of history's most important livestock species. It could survive in harsh environments, eat vegetation...
12 Loka 13min
Ytterby: The Swedish Village That Completed the Periodic Table
Throughout history, scientists have made great discoveries in laboratories, universities, and research institutions. However, some of chemistry’s most important discoveries can be traced to a single ...
11 Loka 16min
The History of Helicopters
For centuries, inventors dreamed of creating a flying machine that could rise straight into the air, hover in place, and move in any direction. While airplanes conquered the skies in the early twenti...
10 Loka 16min
The New Deal
In 1933, the United States was in the midst of the worst economic crisis in its history. Millions were unemployed, banks were collapsing, and Americans were losing faith in the institutions that had o...
9 Loka 14min
Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar
European powers, missionaries, and foreign merchants seeking influence over her kingdom. She responded by closing much of her country to outsiders, strengthening royal authority, and using methods t...
8 Loka 15min
The History of Ben-Hur
In the late 19th century, one novel became one of America’s biggest literary sensations. Its story was so ambitious that bringing it to the stage required technological innovations, live horses, and ...
7 Loka 16min
The Long Telegram (Encore)
On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable to the State Department in Washington.In it, he explained why the Soviet U...
5 Loka 14min
