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The Toys That Built America
In 1983, underdog company Tonka sets out to bring a game-changing toy.
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The Cars that Made America
In two decades, the car transforms America; cities adapt and middle class grows.
The Cars that Made America
Post-WWII America moves to suburbs, boosting demand for new cars.
The Toys That Built America
In 1983, underdog company Tonka sets out to bring a game-changing toy.
The Cars that Made America
Car revolution to transform nation; icons like Ford, Dodge Brothers.
Boneyard
The average American throws out more than four pounds of trash a day.
Boneyard
America's cities and industrial centers rapidly aging and growing.
Boneyard
Offshore oil and gas platforms are some of the largest manmade objects.
Boneyard
They are the largest moving objects on land.
Boneyard
The boneyard becomes the last stop for millions of autos.
Boneyard
Machines are the lifeblood of the American military.
Boneyard
Criminals end up in human boneyards called prisons.
Boneyard
Offshore oil and gas platforms are some of the largest manmade objects.
Boneyard
They are the largest moving objects on land.
Boneyard
The boneyard becomes the last stop for millions of autos.
Boneyard
Machines are the lifeblood of the American military.
Boneyard
Criminals end up in human boneyards called prisons.
Boneyard
The average American throws out more than four pounds of trash a day.
Boneyard
America's cities and industrial centers rapidly aging and growing.
Mega Movers
Experts say the Golden Gate Bridge can be relocated and they'll show how.
Mega Disasters
The Matyiko brothers are a legendary Mega Mover family.
Mega Movers
Move a bridge, lighthouse, oil rig, beach in a week? See Mega Movers highlights.
Mega Movers
Sunken ships like Mary Rose, The Vasa, Normandie raised from world's oceans.
Mega Movers
Unique ship will move 22,000-ton oil rig off Singapore's coast.
Mega Movers
The crew risks their lives to salvage four World War II aircraft.
Mega Movers
Everyday Mega Movers are asked to relocate some very strange structures.
Mega Movers
Move a bridge, lighthouse, oil rig, beach in a week? See Mega Movers highlights.
Mega Movers
Sunken ships like Mary Rose, The Vasa, Normandie raised from world's oceans.
Mega Movers
Unique ship will move 22,000-ton oil rig off Singapore's coast.
Mega Movers
The crew risks their lives to salvage four World War II aircraft.
Mega Movers
Everyday Mega Movers are asked to relocate some very strange structures.
Mega Movers
Experts say the Golden Gate Bridge can be relocated and they'll show how.
Mega Disasters
The Matyiko brothers are a legendary Mega Mover family.
The Food That Built America
It's 1935 and Harland Sanders develops a new method for making fried chicken.
The Food That Built America
Both "7-Up" and "Mountain Dew" will evolve into something entirely different.
The Food That Built America
Ray Kroc wants to spread a roadside burger stand nationwide--McDonald's.
The Food That Built America
Bold visionaries take big risks to bring Mexican food to all Americans.
The Food That Built America
A chocolate maker and an assistant create the movie theater concession stand.
The Food That Built America
A teacher turned restaurateur invents America's most popular cookie.
The Food That Built America
The first convenience store is born with new innovations.
The Food That Built America
Ray Kroc wants to spread a roadside burger stand nationwide--McDonald's.