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The Spanish Inquisition
Episode 1874
At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the Iberian Peninsula, ending centurie…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Cyprus
Episode 1873
Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus.
Cyprus has a history that …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Invention of the Telephone (Encore)
Episode 1872
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 non…
7 months ago
Rasputin
Episode 1871
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 scruf…
7 months ago
Nuclear Power
Episode 1870
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 mi…
7 months ago
The Trail of Tears
Episode 1867
Between 1830 and 1850, the United States forcibly displaced 60,000 Native Americans living in the Southern United States under the ‘Indian Removal Ac…
7 months ago
The 1956 Suez Crisis (Encore)
Episode 1868
In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt.
The Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationa…
7 months ago
Joan of Arc (Encore)
Episode 1867
In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the French throne, the Dauphin, and told …
7 months ago
The Whiskey Rebellion (Encore)
Episode 1866
In the late 18th century, the newly independent United States of America faced its first major domestic crisis.
Settlers in its westernmost regions …
7 months ago
Frequent Flyer Programs
Episode 1865
One of the things that almost every airline has in common is frequent flyer programs.
Frequent flyer programs were initially designed for loyal cust…
7 months, 1 week ago