The 1956 Suez Crisis (Encore)
In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. The Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important wa...
17 Aug 202514min
Joan of Arc (Encore)
In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the French throne, the Dauphin, and told him what he had to do to defeat the English occupyi...
16 Aug 202515min
The Whiskey Rebellion (Encore)
In the late 18th century, the newly independent United States of America faced its first major domestic crisis. Settlers in its westernmost regions rose up in open armed rebellion against the govern...
15 Aug 202513min
Frequent Flyer Programs
One of the things that almost every airline has in common is frequent flyer programs. Frequent flyer programs were initially designed for loyal customers who flew frequently. However, they eventuall...
14 Aug 202515min
The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio
Two of the most important concepts in the world of mathematics and nature are the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio. These two concepts seem separate, but they are actually tightly intertwined....
13 Aug 202514min
Amateur Radio
The early days of radio were like the wild west. There were no rules, and that lack of rules often led to problems. Eventually, frequency regulations were put into place, which left a large swatch o...
12 Aug 202516min
The Bank of England
In the late 17th century, King William III of England was facing a problem. He was in the middle of a prolonged war with France. He was in desperate need of money, and he had exhausted most of the t...
11 Aug 202516min
Yellowstone National Park (Encore)
Located in the state of Wyoming and a little bit of Montana and Idaho lies one of the greatest national parks on Earth: Yellowstone. In the 19th century, Yellowstone was declared the first national ...
10 Aug 202515min
