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The History of Chocolate (Encore)
Episode 1175
Around 3,500 years ago, the people of Central America discovered something marvelous: the cacao bean could be used to create a fermented beverage tha…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Incredible Life of Nellie Bly
Episode 1174
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…
2 years, 5 months ago
Emperor Maximillian I of Mexico
Episode 1173
In 1864, Maximilian, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and a member of the Hapsburg dynasty, arrived in Mexico.
He had never been in Mexico be…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Battle of Milvian Bridge (Encore)
Episode 1172
In the year 312, two claimants to the Roman imperial throne met outside the walls of Rome near a bridge that crossed the Tiber River.
The subsequent …
2 years, 5 months ago
Operation Market Garden
Episode 1171
After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans.
However, by September, things had slowed down…
2 years, 5 months ago
Paella
Episode 1170
Every country has a national dish, and Spain is no exception. The dish that most people associate with Spain is the rice dish known as paella.
Paella…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Big Year
Episode 1169
Many people have hobbies—pastimes that they enjoy and maybe even spend a lot of money on.
However, there are some people whose hobbies become an obse…
2 years, 5 months ago
William Marshall: The Greatest Knight in History (Encore)
Episode 1168
The middle ages didn’t have sports like we have today, but they did have competitions.
These competitions were tournaments between knights where they…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Northwest Passage
Episode 1167
When European explorers set off from Europe, many of them chased things that didn’t exist. The Fountain of Youth, the City of El Dorado, and Prester …
2 years, 6 months ago
Peggy Guggenheim
Episode 1166
In the early 20th century, there was one woman who put herself in the center of the world of modern art.
She didn’t just collect art. She befriended …
2 years, 6 months ago