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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio
Episode 1864
Two of the most important concepts in the world of mathematics and nature are the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio.
These two concepts seem se…
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Amateur Radio
Episode 1863
The early days of radio were like the wild west. There were no rules, and that lack of rules often led to problems.
Eventually, frequency regulation…
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The Bank of England
Episode 1862
In the late 17th century, King William III of England was facing a problem.
He was in the middle of a prolonged war with France. He was in desperate…
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