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

The invention of the sealable plastic container in 1946 change the way people shop for food, the way we cook and the way we eat.

Discovered by accident in 1946, the microwave oven revolutionized kitchens, and it is one of the most ubiquitous household appliances in the world.

Originally invented to save lives, the disposable cup goes on to become an international symbol of busyness, a must-have multitasking accessory.

At any given moment there are about 18 million elevators operating around the world; they're the backbone of the modern city and have quite literally shaped the world in which we live.

Speculating how things might be different if there had not been a Cold War and a space race.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in motivating change during the Civil Rights movement, and how the legacy of the Civil War still affects American democracy.

Questioning what might have happened if Richard the Lionheart had not been wounded, or if Philippe Auguste of France had fled the battlefield.

Possible outcomes if Kong Qui, known in the West as Confucius, had been as opportunistic and corrupt as other officials.

The impact the events of his childhood had on shaping the man who would become Genghis Khan, and how the Mongol invasions affected the history of Asia and the psyche of Europe.

The possible development of scientific conversation over the last 200 years had Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" never been published.

The decisions of only a handful of individuals determined the course of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl and the impact it would have on the world.

Japan's internal politics and the country's response to external influences can be traced back to the choices of two warlords and a decisive battle during the Edo Period.

Albert Einstein's influence changed the face of war and the world when he chose to write to the President of the United States.

The untimely death of the Roman Emperor of the Western Empire, and the poor decisions of the Roman Emperor of the Eastern Empire, change the fortunes of the Roman army in its battle with the Goths.

The possible outcome if the source codes for the Internet had remained with the U.S. military, rather than being released to the world.

An exploration into what would be different in today's world if Alexander had not died at the age of 32, and had listened to advisers and returned to Macedonia instead of going on his worldwide conquest.

Speculating how things might be different if there had not been a Cold War and a space race.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in motivating change during the Civil Rights movement, and how the legacy of the Civil War still affects American democracy.

Questioning what might have happened if Richard the Lionheart had not been wounded, or if Philippe Auguste of France had fled the battlefield.

Possible outcomes if Kong Qui, known in the West as Confucius, had been as opportunistic and corrupt as other officials.

The impact the events of his childhood had on shaping the man who would become Genghis Khan, and how the Mongol invasions affected the history of Asia and the psyche of Europe.

The possible development of scientific conversation over the last 200 years had Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" never been published.

The decisions of only a handful of individuals determined the course of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl and the impact it would have on the world.

Japan's internal politics and the country's response to external influences can be traced back to the choices of two warlords and a decisive battle during the Edo Period.

Albert Einstein's influence changed the face of war and the world when he chose to write to the President of the United States.

The untimely death of the Roman Emperor of the Western Empire, and the poor decisions of the Roman Emperor of the Eastern Empire, change the fortunes of the Roman army in its battle with the Goths.

The possible outcome if the source codes for the Internet had remained with the U.S. military, rather than being released to the world.

An exploration into what would be different in today's world if Alexander had not died at the age of 32, and had listened to advisers and returned to Macedonia instead of going on his worldwide conquest.

The murders of two teenagers along the banks of the River Thames lead to one of Britain's most massive manhunts, and ultimately to the capture of Alfred Whiteway.

In 1955, London nightclub manager Ruth Ellis confesses to the murder of her abusive lover, then becomes the last woman to be executed in Britain.

Peter Manuel was a Scottish serial killer who killed at least eight people between 1956 and 1958 in the Greater Glasgow area.

Nineteenth-century serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, aka the Black Widow, travels around northeast England and murders men for their life insurance.

The case of Dr. Ruxton, a physician who lived a quiet life in Lancaster, England, until he beat, strangled and stabbed his wife and housemaid to death in 1935.

The 1966 murders of three police officers in Shepherd's Bush lead to a huge manhunt and calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty.

The murders of two teenagers along the banks of the River Thames lead to one of Britain's most massive manhunts, and ultimately to the capture of Alfred Whiteway.

In 1955, London nightclub manager Ruth Ellis confesses to the murder of her abusive lover, then becomes the last woman to be executed in Britain.

Peter Manuel was a Scottish serial killer who killed at least eight people between 1956 and 1958 in the Greater Glasgow area.