Modern Marvels
Trans-Siberian railroad provokes war, crosses treacherous terrain.
Trans-Siberian railroad provokes war, crosses treacherous terrain.
Metal has helped shape human progress since man first thrust copper into a fire and forged a tool.
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
In 1947, young test-pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first to smash through the sound barrier.
The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually.
Congressional mandate creates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The 1,522-mile-long Alaskan Highway takes 11,000 soldiers to build.
Trans-Siberian railroad provokes war, crosses treacherous terrain.
Metal has helped shape human progress since man first thrust copper into a fire and forged a tool.
Military planners move soldiers and cargo halfway around the world.
In 1947, young test-pilot Chuck Yeager becomes the first to smash through the sound barrier.
The controversial logging industry topples 4 billion trees annually.
Congressional mandate creates the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The 1,522-mile-long Alaskan Highway takes 11,000 soldiers to build.
Trans-Siberian railroad provokes war, crosses treacherous terrain.
Wally Amos decides to sell his own gourmet chocolate chip cookies; Debbi Fields opens a cookie shop.
Lee Marshall bets on a new kind of bread, inspiring a homemaker to create a healthier alternative.
Tom Carvel discovers that half-melted ice cream is a surefire hit with customers.
When a caterer realizes his two bestselling items are donuts and coffee, he creates a donut chain.
German immigrants Joseph Schlitz and Capt. Frederick Pabst battle for beer dominance.