137 Episodes

  1. PREMIUM: Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

    Published: 7/4/2025
  2. Jomon Period (14,000-300 BCE): Earliest evidence of human habitation in Japan

    Published: 7/2/2025
  3. The construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis (447-432 BCE)

    Published: 6/30/2025
  4. The Battle of Marathon, where the Greeks defeat the Persians (490 BCE)

    Published: 6/27/2025
  5. Conquest of the Neo-Assyrian Empire by the Medes and Babylonians (612 BCE)

    Published: 6/25/2025
  6. Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I (1918)

    Published: 6/23/2025
  7. American Revolution and the formation of the United States (1775-1783)

    Published: 6/20/2025
  8. Martin Luther (1483-1546)

    Published: 6/18/2025
  9. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

    Published: 6/16/2025
  10. Haiku Poetry: Emergence of the popular form of Japanese poetry during the Edo Period

    Published: 6/13/2025
  11. Japanese invasion of China and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

    Published: 6/11/2025
  12. Charlemagne's coronation as the Holy Roman Emperor (800 CE)

    Published: 6/9/2025
  13. Zheng He's voyages of exploration (1405-1433)

    Published: 6/6/2025
  14. Nara Period (710-794): Introduction of Buddhism and the establishment of the capital in Nara

    Published: 6/4/2025
  15. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)

    Published: 6/2/2025
  16. Ashikaga Shogunate (1336-1573): The Ashikaga clan gains control, leading to a period of political and cultural development

    Published: 5/30/2025
  17. Xinhai Revolution and the end of the Qing Dynasty (1911)

    Published: 5/28/2025
  18. Greece is occupied by Axis forces during World War II (1941-1944)

    Published: 5/26/2025
  19. Civil War (1861-1865)

    Published: 5/23/2025
  20. Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror (1066)

    Published: 5/21/2025

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