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Owney the Postal Dog
Season 2 Episode 150
Owney the Postal Dog was a stray terrier mix adopted as a mascot by the Albany, New York, post office around 1887. Owney loved to ride on the mail tr…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
History of the Marathon
Season 2 Episode 149
Running a marathon is extremely impressive feat, but still fully attainable by most people with some grit and dedication. But its distance - at 26.22…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Anna May Wong
Season 2 Episode 148
In the 1920s and 1930s, Anna May Wong, an American actress of Chinese descent, rose to international fame while starring in films such as the Thief o…
4 months ago
Pirate Movies
Season 2 Episode 147
Since the birth of cinema, Pirates have been a part of the movies. Good pirates, bad pirates, fun pirates - they come in all shapes and sizes. Today …
4 months ago
Reconquista
Season 2 Episode 146
In 711, the Moors crossed from Morocco into Spain - conquering all of Portugal, most of Spain, and even parts of France. What followed was a nearly-8…
4 months ago
Purchase of Alaska
Season 2 Episode 145
In 1867, the United States - led by Secretary of State William Seward - agreed to purchase the territory of Alaska from the Russian government - for …
4 months ago
Silver Mines of Athens
Season 2 Episode 144
Just to the east of Athens are silver mines known as the Mines of Laurion. These mines, while abandoned today, were a critical component to the ancie…
4 months, 1 week ago
Silver Mines of Potosi
Season 2 Episode 143
In 1545, the discovery of silver at the small South American village of Potosi would change the world. Over the next quarter of a century, 150,000 to…
4 months, 1 week ago
Gregorian Calendar
Season 2 Episode 142
Every single day has something in common. It has a date, whether that is July 4, October 7, or even the rare February 29. And that is thanks to the c…
4 months, 1 week ago
Piasa - the Monster of the Mississippi
Season 2 Episode 141
According to legend, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, there is a monster. It has horns like a deer, terrible red eyes, a l…
4 months, 1 week ago