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The automobile begins to transform the United States; cities and towns change to suit the automobile; the middle class grows due to the booming manufacturing sector; the Big Three dominates the industry while the battle to be number one heats up.

After World War II, Americans move to the suburbs, fueling demand for new cars and leading to the golden age of the American automobile; car companies create the muscle car, even as external influences threaten to bring the industry to its knees.

From strange failures of design and marketing to incredible triumphs of performance and sales, world events, pop culture and crazy experimentation shape automobiles from the 1970s to today.

Young visionaries wage battle for control of the fledgling industry; Henry Ford, William Durant, Walter Chrysler and the Dodge brothers revolutionize transportation, while paving the way for the largest and most influential corporate empires.

The automobile begins to transform the United States; cities and towns change to suit the automobile; the middle class grows due to the booming manufacturing sector; the Big Three dominates the industry while the battle to be number one heats up.

After World War II, Americans move to the suburbs, fueling demand for new cars and leading to the golden age of the American automobile; car companies create the muscle car, even as external influences threaten to bring the industry to its knees.

From strange failures of design and marketing to incredible triumphs of performance and sales, world events, pop culture and crazy experimentation shape automobiles from the 1970s to today.

Clues to humanity's possible extinction in the future are discovered in the dinosaurs' prehistoric apocalypse.

An ancient scroll, created around 1800 B.C., makes history with its rediscovery and theft in 1887 and is translated in modern times.

Italian journalist Enza Massa stumbles across a mysterious manuscript, dating to 1629, attributed to a prophet and containing illustrations of his predictions.

Nostradamus seems to have been able to predict many modern-day disasters, including 9/11, the recent tsunamis in the Pacific and the Ebola outbreak of 2014.

Clues to humanity's possible extinction in the future are discovered in the dinosaurs' prehistoric apocalypse.

An ancient scroll, created around 1800 B.C., makes history with its rediscovery and theft in 1887 and is translated in modern times.

Italian journalist Enza Massa stumbles across a mysterious manuscript, dating to 1629, attributed to a prophet and containing illustrations of his predictions.

Nostradamus seems to have been able to predict many modern-day disasters, including 9/11, the recent tsunamis in the Pacific and the Ebola outbreak of 2014.

Clues to humanity's possible extinction in the future are discovered in the dinosaurs' prehistoric apocalypse.

An ancient scroll, created around 1800 B.C., makes history with its rediscovery and theft in 1887 and is translated in modern times.

Italian journalist Enza Massa stumbles across a mysterious manuscript, dating to 1629, attributed to a prophet and containing illustrations of his predictions.

Creativity is everywhere - but who and where does it come from? Artrageous travels the globe showcasing creative geniuses from our past and today, the places that inspired them and that flourish today as hot-spots of ingenuity.

The moon is our closest celestial companion; it lights our night sky and gently tugs at our shores; few have walked on her surface, but her allure remains strong.

World attraction; vegetable power; salvaging wood.

The Re-Inventors test out the idea for the Solar Crematorium, an invention that used sunlight to cremate dead bodies.

Apocalyptic words from the book of Revelation.

Noah endures God's wrath; Abraham reaches the Promised Land but still must prove his faith in God; Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt; Moses delivers the Ten Commandments.

Joshua conquers Jericho; Delilah betrays Samson; Samuel anoints David king; Saul is consumed with jealousy when David defeats Goliath; King David ushers in a golden age for Israel; Solomon, builds God's temple in Jerusalem.

The Jews are enslaved in Babylon; Daniel is thrown into the lions' den; the Angel Gabriel tells Mary she will bear a child; Joseph takes Mary to Bethlehem for the census; Judea comes under the ruthless rule of Pilate.

Jesus brings a dead man back to life; Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey; Jesus turns on the money-changers in the temple; Caiphas coaxes Judas into betraying Jesus; Jesus throws the disciples into turmoil at the Last Supper.

Peter denies Jesus; Judas hangs himself; the crowd clamors for Jesus's death; Jesus is crucified; Paul has a vision and experiences a miraculous change of faith.

Noah endures God's wrath; Abraham reaches the Promised Land but still must prove his faith in God; Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt; Moses delivers the Ten Commandments.

Joshua conquers Jericho; Delilah betrays Samson; Samuel anoints David king; Saul is consumed with jealousy when David defeats Goliath; King David ushers in a golden age for Israel; Solomon, builds God's temple in Jerusalem.

The Jews are enslaved in Babylon; Daniel is thrown into the lions' den; the Angel Gabriel tells Mary she will bear a child; Joseph takes Mary to Bethlehem for the census; Judea comes under the ruthless rule of Pilate.

Jesus brings a dead man back to life; Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey; Jesus turns on the money-changers in the temple; Caiphas coaxes Judas into betraying Jesus; Jesus throws the disciples into turmoil at the Last Supper.

Peter denies Jesus; Judas hangs himself; the crowd clamors for Jesus's death; Jesus is crucified; Paul has a vision and experiences a miraculous change of faith.

Cannons are unaffected by weather, darkness and electronic interference.

"Big Bang" weapons, from World War I's Big Bertha to the Iraqi Super Gun.

Equipping one soldier with the power of 20, the destructive power of the machine gun is beyond dispute.

Today's precision missiles and "smart bombs" evolved from primitive mortars and shells used on the Western front.

Smart bombs became the stars of the Gulf War after producing the same results as World War II bombers, with less collateral damage and greater precision.

From the rugged World War I "four pipers" to their modern counterparts, destroyers have remained the most versatile of Navy ships.

The story of tanks, from Patton's World War II race to Berlin to Schwarzkopf's "Hail Mary" sweep in Operation Desert Storm.

The bazooka; Apache helicopter; Abrams tank; hand-held high-explosive rockets.

Cannons are unaffected by weather, darkness and electronic interference.

"Big Bang" weapons, from World War I's Big Bertha to the Iraqi Super Gun.

Equipping one soldier with the power of 20, the destructive power of the machine gun is beyond dispute.

Today's precision missiles and "smart bombs" evolved from primitive mortars and shells used on the Western front.

Smart bombs became the stars of the Gulf War after producing the same results as World War II bombers, with less collateral damage and greater precision.

From the rugged World War I "four pipers" to their modern counterparts, destroyers have remained the most versatile of Navy ships.

The story of tanks, from Patton's World War II race to Berlin to Schwarzkopf's "Hail Mary" sweep in Operation Desert Storm.

The bazooka; Apache helicopter; Abrams tank; hand-held high-explosive rockets.

Cannons are unaffected by weather, darkness and electronic interference.