The Liberal Arts
For thousands of years, educators have wrestled with the question: what knowledge does a person truly need? The answer once included seven formal subjects that established the foundation of education...
18 Aug 15min
John Dickinson: The Reluctant Revolutionary
He was one of the most influential political writers of the American Revolution, helped shape the argument against British taxation, drafted major documents for the Continental Congress, and helped cr...
17 Aug 16min
The US Occupation of Japan
Following the end of World War II, the United States occupied Japan from 1945 to 1952. During the occupation, the United States aimed to achieve three main goals: demilitarization, democratization, a...
16 Aug 15min
Currencies of the World
Every day, billions of people exchange pieces of paper, metal coins, and increasingly, numbers on a screen. The names attached to that money often have histories stretching back centuries, with orig...
15 Aug 15min
The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of Deng Xiaoping
For decades, China was transformed by revolution, war, and the radical policies of Mao Zedong. After Mao’s death, however, power eventually fell to a man who had twice been purged, stripped of his p...
14 Aug 16min
The Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in the history of the United States. In just 12 hours, 22,726 people were killed, wounded, or went missing just outside of Sharpsburg, Maryland, in one of th...
13 Aug 15min
All About Peppers
For thousands of years, humans in the Americas have cultivated an extremely hot plant.When it was transferred to the Old World, it transformed cuisines, inspired scientific measurements, and made some...
12 Aug 17min
The Rise and Fall of Napoleon III
For most of history, the name Napoleon has been associated with conquest, ambition, and empire. But decades after the first emperor's fall, his nephew of the same name rose to power and attempted to...
11 Aug 14min
