Wiliam Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History
The middle ages didn’t have sports like we have today, but they did have competitions. These competitions were tournaments between knights where they demonstrated their martial prowess. During this ...
5 Sep 202211min
All About Lasers
In 1917, Albert Einstein published a paper whereby he proposed a new method of creating light based on the principles of quantum physics. Over 40 years later, researchers finally put Einstein’s ideas ...
4 Sep 202212min
The Second Triumvirate
From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. They called this system a triumvirate. A decade later, Rome found itself un...
3 Sep 202212min
The Judgement of Paris
Before 1976, the California wine industry wasn’t on anyone’s radar. Most Americans didn’t even know that wine was produced in California. Everyone in the knew, without any doubt, that the greatest wi...
2 Sep 202211min
The Zodiac
Several thousand years ago, astronomers in the Middle East studying the night sky divided it into 12 equal regions. Each region was given a name, was associated with an animal and a constellation. T...
1 Sep 202211min
The History of Postal Delivery
Since humans began to adopt writing systems, they also created systems for passing along written messages. For thousands of years, it would have been possible to get messages to distant parts of what...
31 Aug 202212min
Was King Arthur Real?
King Arthur is one of the most popular and widely known characters in literary history around the world. Tales have been told about him for at least 1,000 years. However, many people have wondered if...
30 Aug 202211min
The Artemis Program
On December 14, 1972, the last human beings left the moon's surface. In the half-century that has passed, we have never returned. After many setbacks and delays, NASA is again ready to return to the ...
29 Aug 202210min
