The Food That Built America
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
2026-06-20 09:07:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 10:00:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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Modern Marvels
Tools and toys from Zippo lighters to Palm Pilots; examine technology behind life-changing gadgets.
2026-06-20 18:37:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 19:30:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Design flaws in engineering projects cost lives; examine disasters from Pisa to space missions.
2026-06-20 17:45:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 18:37:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
From devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding machines; the evolution of computers.
2026-06-20 16:51:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 17:45:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
Modern Marvels
Presidential planes, trains and automobiles become high-tech cocoons.
2026-06-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 16:51:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
More than 2 million people die in the United States each year.
2026-06-20 15:09:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
Modern Marvels
Earthmoving equipment from spades to steam shovels; meet John Deere, Case, and Caterpillar founders.
2026-06-20 13:30:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 15:09:00 +0000 UTC(1h39m)
Modern Marvels
Tools and toys from Zippo lighters to Palm Pilots; examine technology behind life-changing gadgets.
2026-06-20 12:37:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 13:30:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Design flaws in engineering projects cost lives; examine disasters from Pisa to space missions.
2026-06-20 11:45:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 12:37:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
From devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding machines; the evolution of computers.
2026-06-20 10:51:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 11:45:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
Modern Marvels
Presidential planes, trains and automobiles become high-tech cocoons.
2026-06-20 10:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 10:51:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
The Food That Built America
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
2026-06-20 09:07:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 10:00:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
The Food That Built America
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
2026-06-20 08:15:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 09:07:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
The Food That Built America
German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst battle for beer dominance.
2026-06-20 07:24:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 08:15:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
The Food That Built America
High school friends are quickly met with fierce competition in a battle of submarine sandwich shops.
2026-06-20 06:33:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 07:24:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
The Food That Built America
Right behind Kroc, a wave of other entrepreneurs tries to cash in on the fast food restaurant craze.
2026-06-20 05:41:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 06:33:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
The Food That Built America
Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast.
2026-06-20 04:50:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 05:41:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
The Food That Built America
William Wrigley stumbles upon a new product that kickstarts a revolution across industries.
2026-06-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 04:50:00 +0000 UTC(50m)
The Food That Built America
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
2026-06-20 03:07:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 04:00:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
The Food That Built America
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
2026-06-20 02:15:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 03:07:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
The Food That Built America
German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst battle for beer dominance.
2026-06-20 01:24:00 +0000 UTC→2026-06-20 02:15:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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