Who was Joan of Arc? Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d’Arc, was a French heroine and military leader during the Hundred Years’ War. She was born in 1412 in Domrémy, a village in northeastern France. Joan claimed to have received visions from saints and heard divine voices urging her to support the dauphin,…

There is also an episode of Drunk History that reviews the Los Angeles drought—and the subsequent construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct—here.