The Gettysburg Address
From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern Pennsylvania. After the battle, tens of thousands of dead were laid to rest, and ...
27 Juli 202211min
Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome
If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many important men. What you won't find are the tales of many great women. Women in Roman history are given little to no me...
26 Juli 202214min
Communication Satellites
Once humans managed to put artificial satellites into orbit, the next question was, “what can we do with this?” One of the first applications of satellites, and still one of the biggest uses still tod...
25 Juli 202215min
Great Zimbabwe (Encore)
Located near the city of Masvingo in Central Zimbabwe are the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations of the Middle Ages. When European explorers first discovered the ruins, they simply couldn’t b...
24 Juli 202210min
The Rise and Fall of the Boeing 747
Introduced in 1968, the Boeing 747 totally revolutionized commercial air transportation. It was more than twice the size of the next closest passenger plane, and it brought air travel to a much wider ...
23 Juli 202214min
Hyman Rickover and the Nuclear Navy
At the end of the second world war, a Captain in the United States Navy had a radical idea about the future of the American fleet. He felt that the largest American naval vessels, especially submarin...
22 Juli 202213min
The History of the Compass
One of the most important inventions of early humans was the compass. The compass has aided human navigation around the Earth for centuries. Despite being a critical technology in the development of ...
21 Juli 202213min
The Tragic Flight of Vladimir Komarov and Soyuz 1
Traveling to space is an inherently dangerous thing to do. In the first years of the space race, both the Soviet Union and the United States were fortunate in that none of their missions resulted in a...
20 Juli 202213min
