Philip II of Spain
Philip II of Spain was one of European history’s most important yet underrated monarchs. He had more titles and kingships than almost anyone and was behind some of the biggest events in the history o...
29 Loka 202213min
The Maldives
Located just southwest of the southern tip of India lies one of the only countries in the world consisting soely of coral atolls. Unlike similar countries which are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean...
28 Loka 202212min
Operation Felix
Early in the second world war, the Germans found themselves with a metaphorical pebble in their shoe. The pebble was actually a rather large rock that happened to guard the entrance to the Mediterrane...
27 Loka 202213min
The History of Recorded Sound
One of the landmark inventions in human history was the ability to record sound. This technology allowed music to go from something only appreciated by a small number of people to something which cou...
26 Loka 202216min
The 13th Amendment
The American Civil War wasn’t just a military conflict. There was also a major political and legal conflict struggle that took place alongside the military campaigns. In the last months of the war, P...
25 Loka 202212min
Cricket for Dummies......and Americans
Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport, behind association football or soccer. However, it is played almost nowhere outside of former British Colonies. It is a game that can be co...
24 Loka 202214min
The Battle of Milvian Bridge
In the year 312, two claimants to the Roman imperial throne met outside the walls of Rome near a bridge that crossed the Tiber River. The subsequent battle that followed was not that different from m...
23 Loka 202214min
All About Wind Power
For thousands of years, humans have been using the power of the wind to do useful work. At first, the wind was just used for sailing ships, but eventually, the wind's power was harnessed for mundane t...
22 Loka 202214min
