The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (Encore)
In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would echo in US foreign policy for decades. Two alleged confrontations between US Navy vessel...
11 Jul 202514min
The Haitian Revolution
Between 1791 and 1804, the only successful slave rebellion in human history occurred. The revolution was an insurrection of enslaved Africans against French colonial rule in the Caribbean colony of S...
10 Jul 202518min
Fabergé Eggs
In 1885, the Russian Tsar Alexander III commissioned an Easter gift for his wife. It was a rather unusual gift. He asked one of the finest goldsmiths in the country to create a jeweled egg. However,...
9 Jul 202515min
Transistors
One of the most important inventions of the 20th century was the transistor. Prior to the transistor, electronic devices were large and bulky and dependent on vacuum tubes. Vacuum tubes were large,...
8 Jul 202515min
The Peloponnesian War
In the 5th century BC, the Greek world found itself in the middle of one of its greatest wars. This wasn’t one of their existential conflicts against the Persians; this was a war of Greeks against Gre...
7 Jul 202515min
Madame la Guillotine
The Guillotine has become infamous for being the main weapon utilized during the Reign of Terror and a modern symbol of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. It has been responsible for th...
6 Jul 202515min
LEDs: Light Emitting Diodes (Encore)
One of the most important inventions in human history was artificial lighting.With the electric lightbulb, the night could be illuminated, allowing people to extend the productive hours in a day and t...
5 Jul 202514min
The Chinese Communist Revolution
The 19th Century wasn’t a good one for China. It was marked by the nation being taken advantage of by foreign powers and the signing of lopsided treaties. The 20th Century started out promising, but...
4 Jul 202515min
