Negative Numbers
Over the span of human history, there are certain ideas that humans have had a very difficult time accepting. Ideas that no one has any problem with today and are even grasped by children actually to...
24 Mars 202310min
Alcohol in Early America (Encore)
In the very days of the United States, the country was mostly made up of farmers. They primarily ate the food they grew and maybe hunted to supplement their diet. They also drank. Alcohol. A lot of ...
23 Mars 202311min
The Origins of Baseball
In the 19th century, the first real American sport took off in popularity: baseball. It went from a children's game to one of the most popular and lucrative professional sports in the world. Yes, it...
22 Mars 202316min
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake
On March 27th, 1964, the second-greatest earthquake in recorded history stuck the state of Alaska. It was an absolute monster of an earthquake, completely devastating communities, including Alaska’s ...
21 Mars 202313min
Sun Yat-sen
For over two thousand years, China lived under imperial rule. A series of dynasties and emperors were the defining feature of Chinese governance. However, in the early 20th century, China threw off i...
20 Mars 202313min
The Amazon River
Located in the heart of South America is the Amazon, the world's largest river. It isn’t just big, it is by almost any measure you can think of the world’s largest river, and it is so by a wide margin...
19 Mars 202315min
Venice
Located at the northernmost end of the Adriatic Sea lies the city of Venice. Venice is truly unlike any other city in the world. It is a collection of 118 small islands connected by bridges and ferri...
18 Mars 202314min
The Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, a U-2 spy plane discovered Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. The subsequent 13 days were some of the tensest in human history. The United States and the Soviet Union came closer...
17 Mars 202315min
