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VTOL: Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft
Episode 1664
Airplanes are wonderful things. They fly through the air and move people and goods at rapid speeds around the world.
However, they have some downside…
1 year, 1 month ago
Malaria: The Disease That Shaped History
Episode 1663
Malaria is one of the oldest known infectious diseases, with a history spanning thousands of years. It has shaped human civilization, influenced wars…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Maha Kumbh Mela Pilgrimage: The World's Largest Religious Festival
Episode 1662
Every twelve years, one of the greatest gatherings of people on Earth takes place in India.
As many as a hundred million people will converge on four…
1 year, 1 month ago
Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances
Episode 1661
One of the biggest controversies in the world of sports over the last several decades has been the use of performance-enhancing drugs and substances,…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Worst Day in Human History: January 23, 1556
Episode 1660
Humanity has seen a lot of bad things throughout history. There have been horrific wars, natural disasters, and pandemics that have killed millions o…
1 year, 1 month ago
Beijing Through the Ages: Exploring 3,000 Years of History
Episode 1659
Located in Northern China is not only one of the largest cities in the world but also the capital of the largest country in the world, Beijing.
Like …
1 year, 2 months ago
Presidential Inaugurations: The Peaceful Transition of Power (Encore)
Episode 1658
Every four years on January 20th, the United States holds a ceremony for the inauguration of the President of the United States. There are traditions…
1 year, 2 months ago
Operation Market Garden (Encore)
Episode 1657
After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans.
However, by September, things had slowed down…
1 year, 2 months ago
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the 1812 Overture (Encore)
Episode 1656
In 1880, the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was commissioned to compose a work in honor of the completion of a new cathedral.
What he wrot…
1 year, 2 months ago
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus: The First Triumvirate (Encore)
Episode 1655
In the year 60 BC, a very unlikely alliance was formed between three of Rome’s most powerful men.
Gaius Julius Caesar, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, and Ma…
1 year, 2 months ago