The Korean War
In the aftermath of the Second World War, everyone had hoped that major military conflicts would be a thing of the past. However, just five years after the end of the war, another major conflict erupt...
11 Joulu 202416min
The Silk Road (Encore)
Despite having very different cultures and being separated by thousands of kilometers, Asia and Europe have been connected for thousands of years. Through a series of overland and sea trade routes, g...
10 Joulu 202412min
CDs, DVDs, and Blu Ray
In 1982, the Phillips and Sony Corporations jointly released the compact audio disc to the world. The technology involved was originally just used to play digital audio, but it actually had much more...
9 Joulu 202415min
The Plans for a US/Canadian War
The United States and Canada share the world's longest undefended border. The United States and the United Kingdom have shared what has been called a “special relationship” since the Second World War....
8 Joulu 202414min
The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
The Roman Empire was ruled by a single family for its first century. The family was actually a merger of two of the most distinguished clans in Roman history. This family included some of the best an...
7 Joulu 202414min
Black Holes (Encore)
Gravity is the weakest of the fundamental forces of nature, yet, if you have enough of it, it can create the most powerful thing in the known universe: a black hole. The very idea of a black hole did...
6 Joulu 202413min
The White House
Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, is the home of the president of the United States. The idea of a home for the president dates back to the very first president, and ever since t...
5 Joulu 202416min
The Electrical Grid
The modern world runs on electricity. That isn’t a throwaway statement. If we take away electricity, our modern civilization will quickly fall apart. The power that runs the modern world is dependent ...
4 Joulu 202415min
