Francisco Macías Nguema
In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. In its first open election, which turned out to be its last, it elected as president Fran...
26 Aug 202515min
Emperor Nero (Encore)
In the year 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, and his adopted son Nero became the Emperor of Rome at the age of 16. His reign was one of the most infamous in history, and over 2000 years after he...
25 Aug 202514min
European Exclaves
We have all looked at a map and seen all of the different countries represented by different colors. A country has some sort of border, and everything inside that border is what makes up the country. ...
24 Aug 202515min
The Spanish Inquisition
At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the Iberian Peninsula, ending centuries of Islamic rule. One of the first things they di...
23 Aug 202515min
Cyprus
Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus. Cyprus has a history that goes back as far as civilization itself, and it ha...
22 Aug 202517min
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
