The Little Rock Nine
In 1957, nine black teenagers attempted to attend a public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their arrival triggered protests, legal battles, intervention by the governor, and eventually the dep...
23 Jul 15min
The First Seven Ecumenical Councils
In the early centuries of Christianity, some of the most important battles were fought not with swords, but with words. Bishops gathered from across the Roman world to debate questions that would de...
22 Jul 15min
The History of Petra
Hidden among rugged desert mountains is a city carved into red and rose-colored cliffs. It grew wealthy by controlling ancient trade routes, mastered the challenge of bringing water into a dry lands...
21 Jul 16min
Ancient Deforestation
The symbol on the national flag of Lebanon is the cedar tree. The problem is, there aren’t many cedar trees in Lebanon anymore. In the ancient world, wood was used as a building material and a source...
20 Jul 14min
Stalingrad: The Bloodiest Battle in History (Encore)
From August 1942 to February 1943, the Germans and the Soviets engaged in what would become the most brutal and bloodiest battle in human history. The battle took place in a city that probably had gr...
19 Jul 15min
All About ePaper
For centuries, the printed page was one of the most efficient ways to preserve and share information. In the digital age, engineers sought to reproduce the best qualities of paper without sacrificin...
18 Jul 15min
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
In the early years of the Cold War, fear of communism and nuclear war swept across the United States. In this environment, one married couple from New York soon found themselves at the center of one...
17 Jul 15min
The History of Batman
In 1939, Detective Comics introduced a new superhero. He was just a man with no superpowers. He only had the mind of a detective and a whole lot of money. He is a silent guardian, watching over the ...
16 Jul 14min
