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The History of Skyscrapers
Episode 1447
If you were to pick a single visible icon to represent the 20th century, it would probably be the skyscraper.
Skyscrapers didn’t really even exist be…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Moon
Episode 1444
About 384,400 km or 238,900 miles above the surface of the Earth is our planet's only natural satellite, The Moon.
Every culture and civilization on …
1 year, 9 months ago
Phillip II of Macedon
Episode 1443
Alexander the Great was one of the most famous people from the ancient world.
He defeated a vastly larger Persian Empire and conquered everything fro…
1 year, 9 months ago
Charles Ponzi and His Scheme (Encore)
Episode 1442
In January 1920, an Italian American businessman in Boston started a new company. In order to raise money, he took $100 investments from 18 people an…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Danube River
Episode 1441
Located in Central and Eastern Europe is one of the continent's longest and most rivers: the Danube.
For thousands of years, the Danube has been a vi…
1 year, 9 months ago
The History of the Toilet
Episode 1440
It is one of the most important inventions in history. Almost everyone listening to this has one. You use one almost every day, and if we didn’t have…
1 year, 9 months ago
Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor (Encore)
Episode 1439
In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler.
She was a woman who managed, against all odds, to inch her way closer to powe…
1 year, 9 months ago
The US Occupation of the Philippines
Episode 1438
The Philippines is one of the largest countries in the world. With a population of 115 million people, it is the 14th largest country in the world in…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Origins of Wine (Encore)
Episode 1437
For thousands of years, wine has been one of the most important beverages in the world.
It has been consumed by common folk and by emperors, and it c…
1 year, 9 months ago
The War of 1812
Episode 1436
After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies.
Each country had its …
1 year, 9 months ago