WNWT-LD Half a mile below earth's surface, miners extract rough diamonds, pure carbon substances that become precious gems when cut and polished; explore diamond mining history and technology from 4th century BC to modern South Africa. 2026-11-14 How the Comstock Lode, discovered near Virginia City, proved to be a scientific laboratory from which vast improvements in mining technology and safety were pioneered, including innovations in drilling, ventilation, drainage, and ore processing. 2026-11-14 Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love; the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it. 2026-11-14 From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it; a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked a lot for "black gold" and unimaginable wealth. 2026-11-14 In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its oil hunger; study the technological triumph of the Alaskan oil pipeline built over mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop below zero. 2026-11-14 A visit to the United States Mint and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to see the secretive government facilities where the legal tender is generated; with a storied past as tantalizing as the wealth they create, these mints can spit fortunes. 2026-11-14 For centuries, banks enable the creation of wealth; a chronicle of banking, from its early European origins to e-banking; modern technology revolutionizes the way banks do business. 2026-11-14 Rising from a stretch of desert with nothing but remoteness to recommend it, Las Vegas became a glittering wonderland for dreamers; a look at the forces that made Las Vegas a place unlike any on earth. 2026-11-14 Half a mile below earth's surface, miners extract rough diamonds, pure carbon substances that become precious gems when cut and polished; explore diamond mining history and technology from 4th century BC to modern South Africa. 2026-11-14 How the Comstock Lode, discovered near Virginia City, proved to be a scientific laboratory from which vast improvements in mining technology and safety were pioneered, including innovations in drilling, ventilation, drainage, and ore processing. 2026-11-14 Around the world and across the eons, gold stands as a symbol of power, wealth, and love; the story of the hunters of the precious metal and their methods for extracting it. 2026-11-14 From the first well in Pennsylvania to the gushing Spindletop and modern supertankers, the story of oil is the story of civilization as we know it; a look at the ingenious and outrageous men who risked a lot for "black gold" and unimaginable wealth. 2026-11-14 In 1973, a desperate America, starved by an OPEC embargo, began construction on an 800-mile lifeline for its oil hunger; study the technological triumph of the Alaskan oil pipeline built over mountains and tundra, where temperatures drop below zero. 2026-11-14 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, a renowned political scientist who teaches game theory at New York University and Stanford, uses computer technology to try to predict events. 2026-11-14 Three futurists look to the past and propose different theories on how America will decline and meet its end. 2026-11-14 People speak of a potential cataclysm on Dec. 21, 2012. 2026-11-14 A family prepares for the Hopi apocalypse. 2026-11-14 Prophets with visions of doom include Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Joseph Smith, and St. Malachy; doomsday preparation. 2026-11-14 Science fiction terrors threaten to become real; zombie apocalypse. 2026-11-14 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, a renowned political scientist who teaches game theory at New York University and Stanford, uses computer technology to try to predict events. 2026-11-14 Three futurists look to the past and propose different theories on how America will decline and meet its end. 2026-11-14 People speak of a potential cataclysm on Dec. 21, 2012. 2026-11-15 A family prepares for the Hopi apocalypse. 2026-11-15 Prophets with visions of doom include Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Joseph Smith, and St. Malachy; doomsday preparation. 2026-11-15 Science fiction terrors threaten to become real; zombie apocalypse. 2026-11-15 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, a renowned political scientist who teaches game theory at New York University and Stanford, uses computer technology to try to predict events. 2026-11-15 Three futurists look to the past and propose different theories on how America will decline and meet its end. 2026-11-15 People speak of a potential cataclysm on Dec. 21, 2012. 2026-11-15 A family prepares for the Hopi apocalypse. 2026-11-15 Prophets with visions of doom include Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Joseph Smith, and St. Malachy; doomsday preparation. 2026-11-15 Science fiction terrors threaten to become real; zombie apocalypse. 2026-11-15 Pocahontas worked toward peaceful coexistence with Jamestown settlers and fell in love with explorer John Smith. 2026-11-15 Smart shopping strategies; avoiding common pitfalls and traps set by high-pressure salesmen. 2026-11-15 The true cost of purchasing with credit; employers, insurers and colleges use credit scores to make major decisions that could affect a person's future. 2026-11-15 Featuring actual cases of missing individuals, both adult and juvenile, from across the United States; includes tips and information to keep children safe. 2026-11-15 Featuring actual cases of missing individuals, both adult and juvenile, from across the United States; includes tips and information to keep children safe. 2026-11-15 A profile of Geronimo reveals the plight of American Indians in the last decades of the 19th century. 2026-11-15 Crazy Horse fought to protect the tribal lands of the Ogalia Sioux against white settlements in the Great Plains. 2026-11-15 A portrait of Sioux warrior and medicine man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn. 2026-11-15 An unromanticized account of the lives of the infamous James brothers, Jesse and Frank, deciphers fact from fiction. 2026-11-15 The controversial story of Wyatt Earp and his five brothers, from the Civil War to turn-of-the-century California. 2026-11-15 Pocahontas worked toward peaceful coexistence with Jamestown settlers and fell in love with explorer John Smith. 2026-11-15 Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa attacked American citizens and became the target of a massive manhunt. 2026-11-15 Gen. George Custer and all his troops die at the Little Bighorn. 2026-11-15 A profile of Geronimo reveals the plight of American Indians in the last decades of the 19th century. 2026-11-16