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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…
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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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The 1970 Ancash Earthquake
Episode 1903
On May 31, 1970, one of the most devastating disasters in Peruvian history occurred.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Peru, crea…
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The Domestication of Sheep
Episode 1902
Sometime around 11,000 years ago, somewhere in the Middle East or Central Asia, someone figured out how they could keep wild sheep and breed them.
T…
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The Origins of the Vietnam War (Encore)
Episode 1901
The Vietnam War was perhaps the most significant event that took place in the last half of the 20th century.
It had profound impacts on the United S…
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The Year 1900
Episode 1900
The year 1900 was a pivotal year in world history. It was the end of the 19th century and on the cusp of the 20th century.
Many of the technical adv…
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The Black Dahlia
Episode 1899
On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California.
She was found naked, cut in half, and drained of blood.
When the crim…
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