The Lindbergh Kidnapping (Encore)
On March 1, 1932, one of the most famous men in the world, Charles Lindbergh, found that his 20-month-old son had been taken from his crib. It was the biggest news story of the era and has been calle...
17 Nov 202312min
Parachutes
Centuries ago, someone decided jumping from a great height and trying to land without being injured would be a good idea. …and in a few cases, it actually worked….although in many more cases, it didn...
16 Nov 202313min
The 1972 World Chess Championship (Encrore)
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in almost every arena: space, sports, and of course the military. Everything they competed in was designed to show the superiority ...
15 Nov 202311min
The League of Nations (Encore)
The First World War was the most horrific war the world had ever seen at that time. When the conflict ended, there was an effort to make sure that such a thing never happened again. To that end, a de...
14 Nov 202313min
The History of Pizza
There is a good chance that sometime in the last few days, weeks, or months, you might have enjoyed a slice or two of pizza. Pizza has become a near-ubiquitous food which can be found in almost every ...
13 Nov 202312min
Eponymous Laws Part 2
In a previous episode, I went through a list of eponymous laws. These were laws, general rules, or sometimes even scientific laws that were named after people. However, the eponymous laws I went throu...
12 Nov 202313min
The OMG! Particle
On October 15, 1991, a cosmic ray detector in Utah observed something that had never been seen before or since. It was a cosmic ray with more energy than anything ever observed and more energy than m...
11 Nov 202314min
Constantinople (Encore)
In the year 330, the Roman Emperor Constantine decided that the capital of the entire Roman Empire should be moved. The location he selected was a small Greek town by the name of Byzantium, located i...
10 Nov 202314min
