The Worst Day in Human History: January 23, 1556
Humanity has seen a lot of bad things throughout history. There have been horrific wars, natural disasters, and pandemics that have killed millions of people. Many of these awful events were awful ov...
21 Jan 202515min
Beijing Through the Ages: Exploring 3,000 Years of History
Located in Northern China is not only one of the largest cities in the world but also the capital of the largest country in the world, Beijing. Like many great cities, Beijing has had its ups and dow...
20 Jan 202515min
Presidential Inaugurations: The Peaceful Transition of Power (Encore)
Every four years on January 20th, the United States holds a ceremony for the inauguration of the President of the United States. There are traditions for the inauguration, some of which have been pass...
19 Jan 20258min
Operation Market Garden (Encore)
After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans. However, by September, things had slowed down. One allied commander devised a plan that he thou...
18 Jan 202513min
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the 1812 Overture (Encore)
In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a new cathedral. What he wrote became one of the best-known, over-the-top, and ...
17 Jan 202513min
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus: The First Triumvirate (Encore)
In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men. Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Licinius Crassus agreed to put aside their di...
16 Jan 202512min
Chasing the Impossible: The Enigma of Perpetual Motion (Encore)
Imagine a device that could supply an unlimited amount of energy. It would solve many of the world’s problems in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, such a device is impossible to build, but that hasn’t s...
15 Jan 202511min
Famine
One of the most devastating disasters that has afflicted humanity are famines. Unlike other natural disasters, famines do not have a single cause. They have happened all over the world for a wide var...
14 Jan 202515min
