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Questions and Answers: Volume 35
Episode 1913
October is here. Up here in the northern hemisphere, the leaves are changing color, the air is cooler, and suddenly, pumpkin spice is appearing in ev…
7 months, 1 week ago
Classical Music 101
Episode 1912
Even if you are not a fan, you are likely familiar with classical music to some extent.
You’ve heard it in movies, television commercials, and somet…
7 months, 1 week ago
Cannons and Artillery
Episode 1911
Over the last several centuries, one of the weapons that has defined warfare has been artillery.
It was used in the conquest of Constantinople by sh…
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John Brown
Episode 1910
In the decades prior to the outbreak of the US Civil War, abolitionists had been ratcheting up their efforts to end the institution of slavery.
The…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Law of the Sea (Encore)
Episode 1909
The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.
However, between all of those places are the high seas or …
7 months, 1 week ago
A History of Soap and Detergent
Episode 1908
Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly.
Soap, like many other things, was most likely…
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King Leopold and the Congo Free State
Episode 1907
In the late 19th century, during the scramble for Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized a large landmass in Central Africa.
By doing this, he cr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
German POWs in America
Episode 1903
Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war.
Beligerant nations had to develop systems to guard, house, and feed their prison…
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The Washington Monument
Episode 1905
Almost immediately after the death of George Washington in 1799, the United States began to think of ways to commemorate and honor the father of the …
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The Velvet Revolution and The Velvet Divorce
Episode 1904
The country of Czechoslovakia was born and died in the 20th century.
It was created after a war, suffered through another war, was occupied during t…
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