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The Underground Railroad
Episode 1703
Before the US Civil War, a group of abolitionists didn’t just sit around passively to wait for the end of slavery to arrive.
They took matters into t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Episode 1702
Located in the Indonesian Archipelago, it is one of the newest countries in the world, Timor-Leste, or, as it's sometimes known in English, East Timo…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Academy Awards
Episode 1701
On May 16, 1929, 270 people assembled in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Blossom Room.
They were there to honor the highest achievements in filmmakin…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Year 1700
Episode 1700
Over 300 years ago, humanity was in the early stages of what would be its greatest transformation in history.
Around the world, there were new ideas t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 28
Episode 1699
You have questions. I have answers.
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Nellie Bly (Encore)
Episode 1698
In 1864, Elizabeth Jane Cochran was born in Cochran Mills, Pennsylvania.
At the age of 18, she began a career as a journalist writing under a pen nam…
1 year, 2 months ago
Economic Statistics
Episode 1697
Every month, or sometimes every quarter, governments around the world release economic statistics.
Markets will often wait for the release of these st…
1 year, 2 months ago
Andalusia
Episode 1696
Located at the southern end of the Iberian peninsula is the largest autonomous community in Spain by population and the second largest by area: Andal…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Mexican-American War
Episode 1695
After several years of rising tensions, on May 13, 1846, the United States Congress declared war on the nation of Mexico.
The war lasted only two yea…
1 year, 2 months ago
How the Dutch Reclaimed Land From the Sea
Episode 1694
The Netherlands is unlike any other country on Earth.
What sets the Netherlands apart from every other country isn’t its size; it's the fact that 17%…
1 year, 2 months ago