Documents That Changed the World

59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings

A look at documents that have had a profound effect on the world. Telling the stories
of these information objects, their genesis, contexts, impacts, and fates also tells the story of human society
and its never ending evolution.

Society & Culture History
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Episodes

Egyptian "Book of the Dead", c1600 BCE

September 11, 2023 07:00 - 14.8 MB

Emily Post's Etiquette, 1922

July 22, 2023 09:00 - 18.2 MB

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

June 17, 2022 09:00 - 12.5 MB

Electoral College Documents, 2020

January 03, 2021 09:00 - 8.99 MB

World's Fair Time Capsule, 1938

August 06, 2020 09:00 - 9.18 MB

Articles of Impeachment, 1868

July 29, 2020 09:00 - 8.05 MB

Code of Hammurabi, c1754 BCE

July 31, 2019 09:00 - 7.37 MB

Eurovision/European Broadcast Union Statutes, 1950

May 11, 2019 09:00 - 8.6 MB

IRS Form 1040, 1914

April 07, 2019 09:00 - 8.51 MB

"Operation Mincemeat" Faked Documents, 1943

June 18, 2018 09:00 - 8.07 MB

Voyager "Golden Records", 1977

August 20, 2017 09:00 - 8.08 MB

Webster's Dictionary, 1828

April 27, 2016 09:00 - 5.55 MB

Liber Abaci (Arabic Numerals), 1202

March 02, 2016 09:00 - 5.05 MB

Palm Beach County "Butterfly" Ballot, 2000

February 24, 2016 09:00 - 5.37 MB

Stock Market Crash Ticker Tape, 1929

December 09, 2015 09:00 - 5.59 MB

FDR Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1939

October 30, 2015 09:00 - 4.91 MB

Declaration of Independence Deleted Passage, 1776

October 20, 2015 09:00 - 5.28 MB

Nupedia (Wikipedia precursor), 2000

September 09, 2015 09:00 - 5.36 MB

Richter Scale, 1935

August 12, 2015 09:00 - 4.89 MB

Fannie Farmer Cookbook, 1896

July 20, 2015 09:00 - 4.84 MB

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982

July 03, 2015 09:00 - 5.51 MB

Statistical Significance, 1925

June 05, 2015 09:00 - 4.86 MB

Annals of the World, 1650

April 06, 2015 09:00 - 4.83 MB

Alfred Nobel's Will, 1895

March 16, 2015 09:00 - 5.29 MB

"The Star-Spangled Banner", 1814

August 12, 2014 09:00 - 8.31 MB

Philosophical Transactions, 1665

July 30, 2014 09:00 - 8.38 MB

First Woman's College Diploma, 1840

July 15, 2014 09:00 - 5.78 MB

Joseph McCarthy's "List", 1950

July 04, 2014 09:00 - 7.54 MB

The Exaltation of Inanna, c2300 BCE

June 01, 2014 09:00 - 9.2 MB

Donation of Constantine, c750

May 21, 2014 09:00 - 9.36 MB

Zimmerman Telegram, 1917

May 11, 2014 09:00 - 9.53 MB

Airplane Black Box/Flight Data Recorder, 1958

April 22, 2014 09:00 - 6.16 MB

"We Can Do It!" Poster/Rosie the Riveter, 1943

April 06, 2014 09:00 - 5.76 MB

Alaska Purchase Check, 1868

March 19, 2014 09:00 - 5.66 MB

Zapruder Film, 1963

November 13, 2013 09:00 - 5.92 MB

Rosetta Stone, 196BCE

September 05, 2013 09:00 - 5.37 MB

Mental Disorder Diagnosis Manual, 1952

August 08, 2013 09:00 - 5.66 MB

The Book of Mormon, 1830

July 20, 2013 09:00 - 5.75 MB

Einstein's Letter to Roosevelt, 1939

July 06, 2013 09:00 - 5.44 MB

X-Ray, 1895

June 13, 2013 09:00 - 4.92 MB

Riot Act, 1714

June 09, 2013 09:00 - 4.48 MB

IQ Test, 1905

May 15, 2013 09:00 - 5.28 MB

Space Needle "Sketch", 1959 (Live)

March 02, 2013 09:00 - 5.26 MB

Pope Benedict XVI Resignation, 2013

February 14, 2013 09:00 - 5.57 MB

Rules of Association Football (Soccer), 1863

February 09, 2013 03:00 - 5.82 MB

"Letters of Transit", 1942

December 30, 2012 03:00 - 5.61 MB

What is the Third Estate?, 1789

November 12, 2012 03:00 - 4.87 MB

Robert's Rules of Order, 1876

October 20, 2012 03:00 - 4.63 MB

Protocols of the Elders of Zion, c1900

September 29, 2012 03:00 - 5.42 MB

AIDS Quilt, 1987

September 19, 2012 03:00 - 4.41 MB

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The Star-Spangled Banner

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