Sleeping Through Class

Today we discuss the origins of the Industrial Revolution in England and how the Industrial Revolution had many positive and negative impacts on the world. 

In this episode we first discuss how Mexico gained freedom from Spain then we look at how guys like Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin helped liberate South American nations. 

In this episode we discuss how the Haitian Revolution was spawned from the French and American Revolutions in addition to what made Haiti's slave rebellion the first successful rebellion of slaves in history. Come learn about Toussaint L'ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines leading their people to independence. 

Nick, Kevin and Brendan discuss the causes of the French Revolution, the fall of Louis XVI and quick rise and fall of Napoleon. 

In this episode we discuss the Heliocentric and Geocentric models in addition to famous astronomers. We then cover major enlightenment thinkers like Locke, Hobbes, Voltaire and more! 

Brendan goes solo today to discuss in some detail the Bill of Rights and how they are applied to the United States over 200 years after they were written. 

In this episode Brendan, Kevin and Nick discuss America's first try at a federal government, how it failed and how the Constitution was created to solve many of the AoC's problems. 

Today Kevin, Nick and Brendan discuss some of the most well-known explorers from World History including a few that you probably didn't know about. For more information on explorers that looked into the US, be sure to look at the early episodes of American History.

In this episode Kevin, Nick and Brendan will discuss the second half the American Revolution and the key battles that helped determine the outcome of the Revolution.  

Brendan, Kevin and Nick discuss the stamp act, the tea act, the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party as they set the scene for the American Revolution. In our next episode we will get into the battles and major moments and impacts of the American Revolution in the US and abroad.