Nov 26, 2018
Joan of Arc believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England. With no military training, the peasant girl convinced the embattled crown prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead a French army to the besieged city of Orléans, where it achieved a momentous victory over...
Nov 18, 2018
The Taiping Rebellion was a civil war in China that was waged from 1850 to 1864. Jack and Lar take a look at how a self-proclaimed convert to Christianity and brother of Jesus Christ led this massive rebellion with his army, eventually expanding to command a population base of nearly 30 million people.
Nov 10, 2018
The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a Southern African state in what is now South Africa. The small kingdom gained world fame during and after the Anglo-Zulu War. Join Jack and Lar as they discuss what events earned the Zulu Empire a reputation for their courage and skill as warriors.
Nov 3, 2018
The State of Tennessee vs. John Scopes. The science teacher was prosecuted in the summer of 1925 for teaching evolution in a public school - which a bill had recently made illegal. The trial, which brought two of the best orators of the era together as opposing attorneys, captured the attention of the nation. Step back...