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Back to Search65 History of Everything: The Great Jewish Revolt
The First Jewish–Roman War was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews against the Roman Empire, fought in Roman-controlled Judea, resulting …
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64: History of Everything: The Wonderful World of Silk
Silk is a fabric first produced in Neolithic China from the filaments of the cocoon of the silk worm. It became a staple source of income for small f…
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63: History of Everything: The Plague that Transformed Rome
The Antonine Plague of AD 165 to 180, also known as the Plague of Galen, was the first known pandemic impacting the Roman Empire, possibly contracted…
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62: History of Everything: The Story of Iran
Obviously with everything going on in Iran right now this is certainly topical but how many people can say that they know the history of Iran? Its a …
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61 History of Everything: Three Kingdoms and the story of a broken China
The Three Kingdoms from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three K…
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60 History of Everything: Into the World of Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Ancient Medicine is a rather tricky business. But among all peoples there is perhaps no group better than the Egyptians for their depth of understand…
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59: History of Everything The Wonderfully Wild Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her…
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58 History of Everything: The 14th Century and How Much it Sucked
The 14th century kind of sucked. War, famine, and disease were everywhere and europe experienced one of its darkest times. But there are so many wild…
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57: The Fire That Changed History: Cocoanut Grove
The Cocoanut Grove fire was a nightclub fire which took place in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on November 28, 1942, and resulted in the deat…
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56 History of Everything: The Wonderful Story Of The Chicago World Fair Pt 2
If you have not listened to part 1, please do so as this story is great
The World's Columbian Exposition was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to…
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