Did the US Have Advanced Knowledge of the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
On December 7, 1941, the United States and the rest of the world were shocked by a surprise attack by the Japanese Empire on the American Navy stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. However, in its after...
7 Dec 202314min
The Walled City of Kowloon (Encore)
Formerly located in the territory of Hong Kong was arguably the most densely populated place on Earth. In fact, it might have been the most densely populated place in human history. Not only was it p...
6 Dec 202311min
The Extraordinary Life of Josephine Baker
The woman the world would know as Josephine Baker was born into abject poverty in 1906 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Despite her humble background and numerous obstacles in her way, she became one of the...
5 Dec 202315min
The History of Farming
Over 10,000 years ago, humans began to cultivate and raise crops. Back then, a single farm could maybe grow enough food to feed a family and perhaps a little more. Today, a farmer in a developed count...
4 Dec 202314min
Questions and Answers: Volume 13
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3 Dec 202317min
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (Encore)
When most people think of World War II, they think of the Allied powers of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, versus the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. However, t...
2 Dec 202310min
The Library of Alexandria (Encore)
Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to accumulating all human knowledge in the City of Alexandria. As the city grew, this...
1 Dec 202313min
Gerrymandering
Winston Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…” Churchill was on to something. While I’m sure the vas...
30 Nov 202314min
