The Divided Island of Hispaniola
In the Caribbean, two nations share a single island, yet their histories, languages, economies, and political systems developed along dramatically different paths. Their border is more than a line o...
3 Sep 15min
Watergate
On June 17, 1972, a seemingly minor burglary at a Washington, D.C. office building set off a chain of events that would shake the American political system to its core. What began with five arrests ...
2 Sep 14min
Questions and Answers: Volume 45
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1 Sep 13min
Low Background Steel
At 11:29:21 GMT on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb was detonated at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico. Fast-forward many decades, and today people are illegally stealing pieces of old...
31 Aug 15min
The Origin of Words and Phrases: Nautical (Encore)
If you happen to be feeling blue because you feel like a loose cannon, fear not, because I happen to like the cut of your jib. Perhaps if you have a square meal, by and large, you might avoid being t...
30 Aug 14min
Confucianism
During the decline of the Zhou Dynasty, warfare and clan violence escalated, threatening the stability of civilization and igniting the Warring States Period. Out of the chaos emerged a prolific iti...
29 Aug 15min
The Life of Helen Keller
As a young child, she lost both her sight and hearing and seemed cut off from the world around her. Then, with the help of an extraordinary teacher, she learned to communicate and went on to become ...
28 Aug 13min
The AFL/NFL Merger
On December 28, 1958, a record-setting audience of nearly 50 million people watched the National Football League championship game. Pro football was on the rise, and investors took notice. They saw t...
27 Aug 15min
