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Back to SearchA Brief History of Golf
Episode 1115
Every day, millions of people around the world hit the links to play a round of golf. The very best at the game are able to earn millions of dollars …
2 years, 7 months ago
The Maya Civilization
Episode 1114
Centuries before the arrival of Europeans, one of the greatest civilizations in the Americas rose and fell.
They left behind them a rich legacy of ro…
2 years, 7 months ago
The History of Wine
Episode 1113
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…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Battle of Midway
Episode 1112
In June 1942, American and Japanese naval forces squared off in what was to become a decisive naval battle of the war in the Pacific.
The fleets, dom…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Discovery of Fire (Encore)
Episode 1111
When we think of what made human beings into human beings, one of the first things which come up is the discovery of fire.
The control and use of fire…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Elevator (Encore)
Episode 1110
Some of the things we use every day were invented in the distant past. Other things were invented quite recently.
However, there is a category of inv…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Isn’t the West Indies a Single Country? (Encore)
Episode 1109
If you have ever looked at a map of the Caribbean, you might have noticed that the tiny islands in the Lesser Antilles consist of a whole bunch of ti…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Battle of Yarmouk (Encore)
Episode 1108
From August 15 to August 20, in the year 636, one of the most important battles in history took place.
The participants in the battle couldn’t have k…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Galapagos Island (Encore)
Episode 1107
Located approximately 560 miles or 900 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador lies a chain of islands that are like no other in the world.
These islands…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Brief History of London
Episode 1106
Almost 2000 years ago, after conquering most of the island of Great Britain, Roman forces established a settlement at a strategically narrow point on…
2 years, 8 months ago