The Invention of the Telephone (Encore)
The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps none was more important than that of the telephone. ...
21 Aug 202515min
Rasputin
In the early 20th century, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, welcomed a homeless monk into their home. As this scruff, unkempt-looking man became closer to the royal ...
20 Aug 202514min
Nuclear Power
One of the most important and least understood sources of energy in the world today is nuclear power. Nuclear power has an energy density tens of millions of times greater than fossil fuels and has ...
19 Aug 202515min
The Trail of Tears
Between 1830 and 1850, the United States forcibly displaced 60,000 Native Americans living in the Southern United States under the ‘Indian Removal Act.’ While being moved, thousands would die due to ...
18 Aug 202515min
The 1956 Suez Crisis (Encore)
In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt. The Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important wa...
17 Aug 202514min
Joan of Arc (Encore)
In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the French throne, the Dauphin, and told him what he had to do to defeat the English occupyi...
16 Aug 202515min
The Whiskey Rebellion (Encore)
In the late 18th century, the newly independent United States of America faced its first major domestic crisis. Settlers in its westernmost regions rose up in open armed rebellion against the govern...
15 Aug 202513min
Frequent Flyer Programs
One of the things that almost every airline has in common is frequent flyer programs. Frequent flyer programs were initially designed for loyal customers who flew frequently. However, they eventuall...
14 Aug 202515min
