Artaxerxes II: The Genesis of the End for the Achaemenid Empire

Titanic Thompson: Prince of the Hustlers #sponsored

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James Monroe: The Golden Age of Good Feeling

James Monroe: The Era of Good Feeling 11 Apr 2024 --- The first four decades of what has come to be called the “American Experiment” were turbulent in the extreme. First there was a revolution to be won, despite the opposition to its goals expressed by nearly a third of the population. A failed attempt at a national government under the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of a strong federal government, creating disputes over the role of state’s rights that continue to the present day. Partisan politics created divides so wide that at one point a sitting Vice-President, Aaron Burr, killed a former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in an illegal duel. Though the causes of their enmity were many, at their core was a fundamental disagreement over politics. There were armed insurrections over taxes, over veteran’s benefits, over slavery. During the John Adams administration, the United States fought an undeclared naval war with France. Jefferson sent the US Navy and Marines to fight a war along the North African coast and ordered an embargo against trade with Britain that proved ruinous to American commerce. Quarrels with Britain over free trade and freedom of the seas led to another, nearly disastrous war with the British Empire. Settlers struggling into the western lands of the Northwest Territory and the southern lands found hostile tribes opposing them and a federal government unable to defend them. Then came a period of eight years of relative peace, during which American commerce thrived, the nation's borders expanded through peaceable means, and the United States gained respect on the world stage. In the wake of the tumultuous years that followed, it became known as the Era of Good Feelings. It was the period of the administration of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, and the last of the Founders to hold that office. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/life-before-the-presidency https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-monroe https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/northwest-ordinance https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/russian-colonization/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/16/monroe-doctrine-united-states-latin-america-foreign-policy-interventionism-china-gop/ https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/impact-and-legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

John Candy: The Larger-Than-Life Titan of Canadian Comedy #sponsored

John Candy: The Larger-Than-Life King of Canadian Comedy #sponsored 31 May 2025 --- #johncandy #biography #hollywoodlegends Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/whim10b97r Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Martin Knelman - Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-candy#JohnCandy http://www.johncandy.com/Biography.aspx https://www.secondcity.com/people/john-candy https://people.com/archive/cover-story-exit-laughing-vol-41-no-10/ https://www.biography.com/actors/john-candy https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-candy-legacy-cinema-legend/ Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Alan Rickman: Cinema's Greatest Silver Tongued Devil #sponsored

Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics [http://squarespace.com/biographics] to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. #alanrickman #diehard #snape → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1] Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw] TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet [https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet] Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb [https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb] Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant [https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant] OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint [https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint] Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ [https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/] Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine [https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine] Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/] @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/] @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/] @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood [https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood] Further Reading: References: https://www.biography.com/actors/alan-rickman [https://www.biography.com/actors/alan-rickman] https://books.google.com/books?id=CJtVEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=madly+deeply+alan+rickman&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJxZqXlpaTAxVpR_4FHakCLSYQ6AF6BAgKEAM [https://books.google.com/books?id=CJtVEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=madly+deeply+alan+rickman&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJxZqXlpaTAxVpR_4FHakCLSYQ6AF6BAgKEAM] https://www.rcasociety.net/content/alan-rickman-1946-2016 [https://www.rcasociety.net/content/alan-rickman-1946-2016] https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the-rca-journal-the-alan-rickman-issues [https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/the-rca-journal-the-alan-rickman-issues] https://mugglenet.com/2012/01/ny-times-interviews-alan-rickman-discusses-his-unique-voice-and-potter/ [https://mugglenet.com/2012/01/ny-times-interviews-alan-rickman-discusses-his-unique-voice-and-potter/] https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/obituary-alan-rickman [https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/obituary-alan-rickman] https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1987/category/any/show/any/ [https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1987/category/any/show/any/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llpERkyv_yw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llpERkyv_yw] https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/25/movies/big-hollywood-salaries-a-magnet-for-the-stars-and-the-public.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/25/movies/big-hollywood-salaries-a-magnet-for-the-stars-and-the-public.html] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-17-ca-9545-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-17-ca-9545-story.html] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpG9YaPF-nM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpG9YaPF-nM] https://www.bafta.org/awards/search/?search=alan+rickman [https://www.bafta.org/awards/search/?search=alan+rickman] https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/terrible-movie-script-alan-rickman-rewrite/ [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/terrible-movie-script-alan-rickman-rewrite/] https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie [https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-lead-actor-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie] https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/rasputin/ [https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/rasputin/] https://oncodaily.com/stories/celebrities/alan-rickman-pancreatic-cancer [https://oncodaily.com/stories/celebrities/alan-rickman-pancreatic-cancer] https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64907196/ [https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64907196/] https://www.people.com/article/alan-rickman-married-rima-horton [https://www.people.com/article/alan-rickman-married-rima-horton] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-rickman-british-actor-died-from-pancreatic-cancer-a6814686.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/alan-rickman-british-actor-died-from-pancreatic-cancer-a6814686.html] Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Leonid Brezhnev: The Dawn of the End of the Soviet Union #sponsored

Leonid Brezhnev: The Beginning of the End of the Soviet Union #sponsored 27 Apr 2025 --- #biography #russia #ussr Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily eSIM data plans! Use code BIOS at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/bios → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Brezhnev: The Making of a Statesman by Susanne Schattenberg, Bloomsbury 2022 Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]