The Soviet Bomb
On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb. The announcement shocked the world, especially the United States, which predicted the Soviets wouldn’t have Nuclear Wea...
9 Aug 202515min
The Great Leap Forward
In 1958, the People’s Republic of China instituted its second five-year plan since the revolution. Its goal was to rapidly industrialize China and boost agriculture to levels on par with the advance...
8 Aug 202515min
The Banality of Evil
When you think of evil, characters like Hannibal Lecter, the Joker, and Michael Myers probably come to mind. But what is evil really? Evil can take different forms: sadistic and brutal, but it can a...
7 Aug 202513min
The Dreyfus Affair
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, France was shaken by a crisis that shook French society. An army officer was wrongly convicted in a sham trial. Then over the next several years, the French...
6 Aug 202515min
The History of Cookbooks
Today, cookbooks are ubiquitous. Go to any bookstore and you can find dozens, if not hundreds, of different cookbooks. Search online, and you can find tens of thousands of websites that provide reci...
5 Aug 202514min
The Lost Legion
One of the most legendary legions in the history of the Roman military was the Legio IX (nonam) Hispana, or the Ninth Spanish Legion. They served under Pompey the Great and later with Julius Caesar i...
4 Aug 202513min
The War of 1812 (Encore)
After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each country had its own agendas, and a generation later, they were bu...
3 Aug 202516min
Questions and Answers: Volume 33
The month of August was named in honor of the emperor Augustus Caesar by the Roman Senate. Originally called Sextilis, the sixth month in the early Roman calendar, it was renamed in 8 BC to recognize...
2 Aug 202517min
