Podcast Transcript Almost immediately after the death of George Washington in 1799, the United States began to think of ways to commemorate and honor the father of the country. The process of creating a monument took decades. There were multiple aborted designs and one idea that was built but never fully implemented. What ended up …
Podcast transcript In the late 19th century, during the scramble for Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized a large landmass in Central Africa. By doing this, he created the Congo Free State, but this name was a misnomer as it was anything but free. King Leopold’s rule over the Congo Free State was defined …
Podcast Transcript Bhutan is a small country nestled in the heart of the Himalayas. Best known for its stunning location and its practice of Tibetan Buddhism, Bhutan was one of the most isolated and undeveloped countries in the world. However, over the last 30 years, it has experienced rapid development and has taken steps to …
Podcast Transcript Every day, everyone who uses the internet uses the Domain Name System. The key to the domain name system lies in the highest level of the system, the top-level domains. These are the domains such as .com, .org, and .net. While you are probably very familiar with a few of these, there are …
Podcast Transcript The rise of civilization is one of the most remarkable and important events in human history. However, it didn’t happen one time in one place. It occurred multiple times in multiple locations. Historians and archaeologists have identified six distinct civilizations that developed independently of one another, all of which have, in one way …
Podcast Transport In 1803, one of the most important real estate transactions in world history occurred. France, under Napoleon Bonepart, sold approximately 530 million acres of territory in the middle of North America to the newly founded United States. The reasons for France’s selling and the United States’ buying were varied, and they attracted considerable …
Podcast Transcript On January 20, 1942, one of the most infamous meetings in human history took place. Fifteen high-ranking Nazi officials gathered in the Berlin Suburb of Wannsee to come up with a “Final Solution of the Jewish Question.” They discussed who would be eliminated and how, all without the slightest hint of emotion or …
Podcast Transcript October is here. Up here in the northern hemisphere, the leaves are changing color, the air is cooler, and suddenly, pumpkin spice is appearing in everything. Retailers are putting up Halloween decorations way too early. Desiccated stalks of corn and pumpkins are showing up in places where they have no reason to be. …
Even if you are not a fan, you are likely familiar with classical music to some extent. You’ve heard it in movies, television commercials, and perhaps at concerts. It has been around for centuries and can still be heard today, but it has been surpassed in popularity by many different genres of music. However, many …