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Ninjas (Encore)
Episode 1433
Ninjas are awesome. They’re silent, they can turn invisible, and they can totally flip out and kill people, especially their mortal enemies…pirates. …
1 year, 10 months ago
The Five Good Emperors
Episode 1432
Depending on how you define it, there were approximately 70 Roman Emperors.
They were a mixed bag ranging from philosophers to the insane, from gener…
1 year, 10 months ago
D-Day
Episode 1431
On December 6, 1944, the largest amphibious landing in world history took place on the shore of Normandy, France. The allied forces called it D-Day.
T…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Apollo Lunar Module
Episode 1430
When President John F. Kennedy set the objective of landing on the moon before the end of the 1960s, no one really knew what it entailed.
The Apollo …
1 year, 11 months ago
A Brief History of Central America
Episode 1429
Located between Mexico and Columbia, in a strategic area connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific, is the region we call Central America.
The countrie…
1 year, 11 months ago
The History of Money (Encore)
Episode 1428
Money is a very strange thing. All of us use it. We spend it, earn it, and save it. We know it when we see it.
Yet, even some of the world’s best econ…
1 year, 11 months ago
The St. Scholastica Day Riot
Episode 1427
A common occurrence at many universities is that they have contentious relationships with their local community.
This is not a recent development. It…
1 year, 11 months ago
Questions and Answers: Volume 19
Episode 1426
The month of June was originally called Iunius by the Romans. It originally had 29 days and was the fourth month of the year.
Today, it has 30 days, …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Episode 1324
In August of 1964, an event occurred off the waters of North Vietnam that would have repercussions that would echo in US foreign policy for decades. …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Real Story of Cowboys
Episode 1424
One of the most iconic images of America is the cowboy. Cowboys have defined entire genres of literature and movies and are the basis for entire styl…
1 year, 11 months ago