Breaking The Two-Hour Marathon Barrier
Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has won 12 of the 13 marathons he has ever entered. However, the...
6 Sep 20209min
The First Transatlantic Cable
Today the world can communicate with text, images, audio, and video at the speed of light. Most of this is done via undersea fiber optic cables which connect the various continents to each other. All ...
5 Sep 202010min
The Presidential Election of 1824
Many people think that politics and elections in the United States are the most controversial they have ever been. History, however, begs to differ. Perhaps the oddest and most controversial president...
4 Sep 202011min
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
People didn’t travel much in the ancient world. But, for those who did they developed the ancient equivalent of guidebooks. These were often lists of manmade sites and attractions which any traveler s...
3 Sep 202010min
How Roman Catholic Popes are Chosen
The Roman Catholic Papacy is one of the oldest institutions in the world, second only to the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan. Since its inception, there have been 266 popes, and a couple of anti-popes a...
2 Sep 202013min
Vanguard 1: The World's Oldest Satellite
Here is a question you’ve probably never bothered to think about before….What is the oldest man made object orbiting the earth? Which, if any, of the really early satellites are still whizzing around ...
1 Sep 20207min
A Brief History of Timekeeping
Our ability to measure time is one of the fundamental things which makes us human. We’ve gone from very crude and inexact measures of time to time measurements which are so accurate that it would take...
31 Aug 202012min
The Plague of Justinian: The First Pandemic
Pandemics can be world-changing events. The aftermath of a pandemic can shape societies and topple empires. Whether it's the flu, smallpox, cholera, or the bubonic plague, these pandemics have killed ...
30 Aug 20209min
