The Terrible, Horrible Voyage of the Russian Imperial Baltic Fleet
In February 1904, the Russian Empire found itself at war with the Empire of Japan over what was the territory of China. The problem was the majority of the Russian navy was located in the Baltic Sea,...
12 Okt 202212min
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
All around you, right this second, you are surrounded by electromagnetic radiation. You might better know this by names such as light, radio waves, microwaves, x-rays, or ultraviolet rays. Fundament...
11 Okt 202216min
The League of Nations
The first world war, known simply as the Great War at that time, was the most horrific war the world had ever seen. When the conflict ended, there was an effort to make sure that such a thing never ha...
10 Okt 202215min
The Kidnapping of Charley Ross
Most children growing up are admonished not to take candy from strangers. It is good advice, but it isn’t advice that comes from nowhere. It comes from a particular incident 150 years ago that shocke...
9 Okt 202212min
Trial By Combat
In the TV series Game of Thrones, there were four different seasons where disputes were determined with trial by combat. As fictional as the Game of Thrones universe is, the idea of resolving legal d...
8 Okt 202214min
The Rise and Fall of Department Stores
For most of human history, if you wanted something, you had to make it yourself or know the person who made it. Eventually, merchants began to sell more and more goods in one store to make it conveni...
7 Okt 202211min
Airport Codes (Encore)
If you’ve done your share of flying, you are probably familiar with the three-letter airport codes which identify every commercial airport in the world. Airports like DFW, LGA, and HOU are easy to fi...
6 Okt 202211min
How Barbed Wire Shaped the West and the World
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, there was a rush of people who moved west to claim the free land that was offered. However, there was a problem. Creating physical divisions for...
5 Okt 202211min
