The History of Shipping and How It Created the Modern World
Ever since the dawn of human civilization, it has been shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas. Yet, for almost the entirety of that time, transportation was very difficult. In some place...
29 Jul 16min
The Toledo War: Michigan vs Ohio (Encore)
Michigan and Ohio are two states renowned for their intense rivalry. When you think of the rivalry between the two states, you probably think of the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Oh...
28 Jul 15min
Timur and the Timurid Empire
In the late 14th century, a warrior emerged from Central Asia and built an empire through relentless campaigning, political calculation, and extraordinary brutality. His armies swept across Persia, ...
27 Jul 15min
The Mormon Migration and the Creation of Utah
In the middle of the 19th century, thousands of adherents to a new religion abandoned their homes, crossed rivers, endured brutal winters, and traveled more than a thousand miles into an uncertain wil...
26 Jul 14min
The Age of Enlightenment
For centuries, political authority, religious doctrine, and inherited tradition shaped how most Europeans understood the world. Then a generation of writers, scientists, and philosophers began insis...
25 Jul 15min
Murder Incorporated
During the 1930s, a group of killers operated in the shadows of America’s growing organized crime networks. They carried out assassinations, silenced witnesses, punished rivals, and helped powerful ...
24 Jul 14min
The Little Rock Nine
In 1957, nine black teenagers attempted to attend a public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their arrival triggered protests, legal battles, intervention by the governor, and eventually the dep...
23 Jul 15min
The First Seven Ecumenical Councils
In the early centuries of Christianity, some of the most important battles were fought not with swords, but with words. Bishops gathered from across the Roman world to debate questions that would de...
22 Jul 15min
