Extremely Close Elections

Extremely Close Elections

Transcript Democracies have elections, and when you have elections sometimes you have close elections. Sometimes very close elections. Sometimes very very very close elections.  I’m not talking about vote differences of a tenth of a percent, I’m talking about vote differences you can count on one hand…..if you are missing a few fingers.  Learn more …

Read more

Who Was the Richest Person in History?

Who Was the Richest Person in History?e

Transcript Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of Amazon was recently named the richest person in the world. This is primarily a function of the stock he owns in the company and the company’s valuation in the stock market.  How would Jeff Bezos stack up against other wealthy figures from history? Are business titans of …

Read more

The Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago

Transcript The Camino de Santiago is one of the most significant and popular pilgrimage routes in the World. For over 1,000 years pilgrims have traveled to the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Some do it for religious reasons and some just to have an adventure. Today, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims …

Read more

The Great Molasses Flood

The Great Boston Molasses Flood

Transcript On January 15, 1919, the city of Boston suffered its greatest disaster when a storage tank filled with over 2 million gallons of molasses burst and killed 21 people and injured 150 more.  Researchers have been studying the unique circumstances surrounding this industrial accident ever since. Learn more about the Great Boston Molasses Flood …

Read more