The Mandarin Class and Chinese Imperial Exams (Encore)
In the year 607, the Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty implemented a reform whereby a series of exams would be administered throughout the empire to create a bureaucratic elite that would administer the...
31 Jul 202211min
The Cannonball Run
In 1914, Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker crossed the United States on a motorcycle in 11 and a half days. Fifty-seven years later, a writer and editor for Car and Driver magazine set out to honor his trip ...
30 Jul 202215min
The Planet Saturn
Ancient astronomers from almost every culture knew of seven things in the sky that moved. the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. The seventh and slowest moving of those was the one name...
29 Jul 202212min
Why Didn't Canada Join the American Revolution?
The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the same parents, and are a lot alike. However, the way they both grew up was very different. The United States ...
28 Jul 202212min
The Gettysburg Address
From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern Pennsylvania. After the battle, tens of thousands of dead were laid to rest, and ...
27 Jul 202211min
Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome
If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many important men. What you won't find are the tales of many great women. Women in Roman history are given little to no me...
26 Jul 202214min
Communication Satellites
Once humans managed to put artificial satellites into orbit, the next question was, “what can we do with this?” One of the first applications of satellites, and still one of the biggest uses still tod...
25 Jul 202215min
Great Zimbabwe (Encore)
Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. When European explorers first discovered the ruins, they simply couldn’t b...
24 Jul 202210min
