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The dishwasher saves people about 230 hours a year, is kinder on your wallet and on the environment.

Enclosed shopping malls change the way people shop, think about shopping and change how people spend time.

From the exhilarating and perilous days of early flight, we explore the inspiration that drove such innovators as Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo Da Vinci who envisioned new ways to give man wings.

To fly an early airplane required skill, courage and a sense of adventure; the advent of the movie camera meant that their exploits could be broadcast to every corner of the globe, and recorded for posterity.

The years following the First World War saw flying take off as serious business; previously unimagined opportunities opened up, among them, skywriting and sightseeing tours; flying became a bigger feature of life all around the world.

Airlines begin to spring up everywhere, catering to the demands of passengers wanting to go just about anywhere, but the flights were only domestic at the time.

Widely regarded as the first woman of African American descent to have a pilot's license, Bessie Coleman soars across the sky.

From the exhilarating and perilous days of early flight, we explore the inspiration that drove such innovators as Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo Da Vinci who envisioned new ways to give man wings.

To fly an early airplane required skill, courage and a sense of adventure; the advent of the movie camera meant that their exploits could be broadcast to every corner of the globe, and recorded for posterity.

The years following the First World War saw flying take off as serious business; previously unimagined opportunities opened up, among them, skywriting and sightseeing tours; flying became a bigger feature of life all around the world.

Airlines begin to spring up everywhere, catering to the demands of passengers wanting to go just about anywhere, but the flights were only domestic at the time.

Widely regarded as the first woman of African American descent to have a pilot's license, Bessie Coleman soars across the sky.

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.

The Battle for Berlin has begun; step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance.

The British, French and Americans are waiting to enter Berlin.

Part 1/3. Thanks to Rollo the Walker, Normandy became one of the most powerful principalities of the kingdom of France; he is one of the most terrible Viking warriors in history and his adventure began 1200 years ago, at the mouth of the Seine.

Part 2/3. At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built a powerful and organized duchy in Europe; but in 1035, the crown was inherited by an 8-year-old bastard child, William the Conqueror.

In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak; thanks to the efforts of the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart, it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England and invaded Ireland, Sicily and Spain.

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin remains under the spell of the Nazi promise of salvation.

The Battle for Berlin has begun; step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance.