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Back to SearchThe Origin of Words and Phrases: Military
Episode 1387
The English language has evolved organically, gathering words and phrases from different languages, countries, and communities.
It should come as no …
1 year, 10 months ago
Batteries
Episode 1383
The odds are quite good that somewhere around you right now as you listen to me speak these words, is a battery.
Whether it is in your smartphone, ea…
1 year, 10 months ago
A Brief History of Belgium
Episode 1382
Located in Northern Europe, along the Atlantic coast, is the relatively small nation of Belgium.
Belgium is like other countries in most ways, but it…
1 year, 11 months ago
The History of Money (Encore)
Episode 1381
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 Great Wall of China (Encore)
Episode 1380
It is one of the longest and largest structures ever built. It was designed to defend one of the oldest and greatest civilizations on the planet.
For…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sandwiches
Episode 1375
Sandwiches are one of the most popular types of food in the world. They are incredibly easy to make, can be incredibly cheap, and they come in numero…
1 year, 11 months ago
Aircraft Carriers
Episode 1378
Aircraft carriers are some of the most fearsome weapons in the world. They are enormous platforms that can travel around the globe, projecting power …
1 year, 11 months ago
King George III
Episode 1377
In 1760, George III succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 22, becoming the third king in the House of Hannover.
His reign would…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sergeant Alvin York
Episode 1376
In October 1918, just weeks before the end of the First World War, one of the most incredible feats of military valor took place in the Meuse–Argonne…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ernest Shackleton and the Rescue of the Endurance (Encore)
Episode 1375
In 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition set out to become the first to cross the continent of Antarctica by land.
They did not achie…
1 year, 11 months ago