Modern Marvels
Chronicling the 25-year effort to build the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Cowboys blend Old West traditions with modern technology from Spanish saddles to computer chips.
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Cotton becomes the world's most ubiquitous fabric; a chronicle of its journey from dirt to shirt.
2026-01-30 07:32:59 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 08:25:43 +0000 UTC(52m)
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Copper conducts electricity, forms plumbing, creates roofs, and more as versatile metal.
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They're the meat in our sandwiches and slices of American pop culture.
2026-01-30 05:50:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 06:41:33 +0000 UTC(51m)
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Rhe historic one-armed bandits; computerized slot machines; the wackiest vending machines.
2026-01-30 05:00:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 05:50:26 +0000 UTC(50m)
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Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes.
2026-01-30 04:11:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 05:00:00 +0000 UTC(48m)
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Sophisticated cultures develop codes for communication from hieroglyphics to modern cyberspace.
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Civil War innovations including machine guns revolutionized modern American warfare.
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Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds bling to truckers' big rigs; Arlington Plating Co.
2026-01-30 01:41:13 +0000 UTC→2026-01-30 02:29:22 +0000 UTC(48m)
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More than 2 million people die in the United States each year.
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Medieval castles withstand both bloody assaults and the test of time.
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The gaming industry evolves into a high-tech, multi-billion-dollar industry.
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All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon.
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Americans visit car washes two million times per day at an annual cost of $25 billion.
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Photographic pioneers; Joseph Niepce; Louis Daguerre; William Henry Fox; George Eastman.
2026-01-29 20:26:04 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 21:20:23 +0000 UTC(54m)
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It's the unsung essential of modern life; canning is the method of preserving and packaging food.
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Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets.
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How to construct a modern cartridge, and demonstrations of modern firepower.
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A pilot who builds his own jet-powered glider; canoe makers in Montana; a knife maker in Washington.
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Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes.
2026-01-29 16:11:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-29 17:00:00 +0000 UTC(48m)
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