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Gerrymandering
Episode 1242
Winston Churchill once said, “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…”
Chu…
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Uranus
Episode 1241
Located approximately 1.8 billion miles or 2.9 billion kilometers from the sun is the seventh planet in the solar system, Uranus……or Uranus.
Uranus i…
2 years, 5 months ago
Ocean Currents
Episode 1240
The surface of the Earth is 70 percent water.
If you just looked at a map and saw a sea of blue, you might think that the water is just sitting there…
2 years, 5 months ago
Was King Arthur Real? (Encore)
Episode 1239
King Arthur is one of the most popular and widely known characters in literary history around the world.
Tales have been told about him for almost 1,0…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Opium Wars
Episode 1238
In the 19th century, the British and the Chinese went to war on two separate occasions—the reasons why they went to war are both simple and complicat…
2 years, 5 months ago
French Overseas Departments
Episode 1237
Back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, several European countries had colonies all around the world.
Today, all of the empires have broken up, bu…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Donner Party
Episode 1236
In the Spring of 1846, a group of intrepid pioneers set out from Springfield, Illinois, to cross the Oregon Trail to seek a better life in the fertil…
2 years, 5 months ago
A History of Thanksgiving (Encore)
Episode 1235
On the fourth Thursday in November every year, American’s celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. It is a holiday that originated in the Americas but …
2 years, 5 months ago
The North American Turkey
Episode 1234
For about a month, from the end of November to the end of December, every year, one of the most popular animals in North America is the turkey.
Turke…
2 years, 5 months ago
Who Were the Pilgrims? (Encore)
Episode 1233
If you are an American, you probably grew up hearing the story of Thanksgiving, how the pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution to e…
2 years, 5 months ago