The Sinking of the H.L. Hunley
The story of the H.L. Hunley really begins with the Union blockade of the Confederacy during the Civil War, which was ordered less than a week after the fall of Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Learn m...
30 Aug 201732min
The Motherhood of Mamie Till-Mobley
The reason Emmett Till's murder played such a consequential role in the Civil Rights movement is because of choices of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. For more than 45 years after his murder, she conti...
28 Aug 201737min
SYMHC Classics: Wreck of the Ten Sail
This episode revisits the biggest shipping disaster in Cayman Islands history, in which 10 ships went down together one night in 1794. Why would so many ships be traveling so closely to one another, a...
26 Aug 201725min
John von Neumann
One man and his incredible intellect affected so many different disciplines. From game theory to computers to the Manhattan Project, von Neumann and his remarkable abilities helped shape the 20th cent...
23 Aug 201733min
A Handful of Eclipses in History
Humans have been recording instances of solar eclipses for thousands of years. Today, we're walking through some of the famous eclipses in history, all while wearing proper eye shielding. Learn more ...
21 Aug 201728min
SYMHC Classics: The Contentious Invention of the Sewing Machine
We're revisiting our 2013 episode on the invention of the sewing machine and the epic patent battle associated with it. The mechanization of stitching happened by way of a series of inventions, severa...
19 Aug 201738min
Frederic Tudor, the Ice King
Tudor hatched a clever plan: In cold weather, he would harvest ice for cheap, and then sell it all around the world when it was hot, singlehandedly turning ice into a commodity and becoming vastly wea...
16 Aug 201740min
Charles VI of France: The Mad King
France’s mad king Charles VI reigned in the middle of the Hundred Years War between England and France. While his early reign hinted at greatness, things soon spiraled downward. Learn more about your...
14 Aug 201730min
