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The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.
2026-07-18 19:34:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 20:27:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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From the Pharos of Alexandria to modern automated buoys, lighthouse history features personal stories of keepers, daring construction, and optical discoveries today these structures become inns and retreats as navigation advances.
2026-07-19 12:53:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 13:48:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
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A look up at the symbol of the American Century - the skyscraper the construction of which is a triumph of engineering and capitalism climb to the top of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Sears Tower, and World Trade Center.
2026-07-19 11:59:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 12:53:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
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In hour three of our crash course on mega-skyscraper construction, we learn about the human element and development of systems that make us comfortable.
2026-07-19 11:06:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 11:59:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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A computer-managed home in Colorado showcases the high-tech gadgetry destined to inhabit every wall in the future a network of walls with cutouts and Plexiglas windows reveal how pests and creepy crawlies of all kinds can congregate.
2026-07-19 10:15:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 11:06:00 +0000 UTC(51m)
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In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser needed to harness the flow of the world's longest river: the Nile. The Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.
2026-07-19 09:20:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 10:15:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
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All it takes to set off a booby trap is an unsuspecting victim lifting, moving, or disturbing a harmless-looking object the history of booby traps from the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greek, and Romans to the Middle Eastern crisis.
2026-07-19 08:26:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 09:20:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
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A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.
2026-07-19 07:34:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 08:26:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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The development of jet technology and rocket fuel during World War II culminates in test pilot Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 10, 1947.
2026-07-19 06:41:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 07:34:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels," from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.
2026-07-19 00:54:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 01:46:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Cannons evolved from 13th-century fort-penetrating weapons to atomic bomb launchers with smart weapons explore how cannons were cast and forged, terrorized in world wars, and advanced to today's 40-ton self-propelled Crusader.
2026-07-19 00:01:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 00:54:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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With technological advances, our ancient struggle against the sea has turned into a luxurious holiday a peek at the elegant life on these floating resorts.
2026-07-18 23:06:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 00:01:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
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From giant machine presses stamping car bodies to 125-ton chainsaws cutting hardest rock, huge telescopes glimpsing universe ends to world's largest rock crushers explore massive machines including Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
2026-07-18 22:13:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 23:06:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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For over a century, the U.S. steel industry is a powerful symbol of the nation's industrial might steel transforms a country of farmers and merchants into a nation of builders, then U.S. domination of the market meets new challenges in the 1970s.
2026-07-18 21:19:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 22:13:00 +0000 UTC(54m)
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Salt is a versatile substance with 14,000 known uses visiting a salt mine under Lake Erie an evaporation facility harvests ocean salt near San Francisco a Florida restaurant offers 40 varieties of salt.
2026-07-18 20:27:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 21:19:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
The U.S. Navy's most lethal fighter, the F-14, soars at supersonic speeds.
2026-07-18 19:34:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 20:27:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
Freight trains transport 1.8 billion tons annually as America's economic lifeblood, carrying crops, electronics, cars, chemicals, and coal explore Union Pacific's Bailey yard, the world's greatest freight system, from mining tramway origins.
2026-07-18 18:41:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 19:34:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
A countdown of the top gizmos and gadgets featured on "Modern Marvels," from golden oldies to newfangled thingamabobs, including an electronic doodad that was once considered a threat to national security.
2026-07-18 12:54:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 13:46:00 +0000 UTC(52m)
Modern Marvels
Cannons evolved from 13th-century fort-penetrating weapons to atomic bomb launchers with smart weapons explore how cannons were cast and forged, terrorized in world wars, and advanced to today's 40-ton self-propelled Crusader.
2026-07-18 12:01:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 12:54:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
Modern Marvels
With technological advances, our ancient struggle against the sea has turned into a luxurious holiday a peek at the elegant life on these floating resorts.
2026-07-18 11:06:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 12:01:00 +0000 UTC(55m)
Modern Marvels
From giant machine presses stamping car bodies to 125-ton chainsaws cutting hardest rock, huge telescopes glimpsing universe ends to world's largest rock crushers explore massive machines including Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
2026-07-18 10:13:00 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 11:06:00 +0000 UTC(53m)
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