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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.

Corvette specialist Chris Mazzilli attempts to build his vision of the "lost" Corvette from 1983, the year a new Corvette sports car did not roll off the assembly line.

Mindy gets the chance to race under the coaching and direction of her mother.

A retrospective on the ancient art of tattooing, including a detailed history and its significance within each culture.

Venetians build a city in a lagoon to escape barbarians.

An exploration of the 8,000 rooms, white-marble terraces and formal garden comprising the Forbidden City.

Under Rome lies a labyrinth of tunnels and ritual chambers carved into bedrock: the catacombs.

Baldassare Conticello explores the ruins of Pompeii, a city preserved in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Ponce de Leon's foolhardy quest for the mythic Fountain of Youth.

The 45.5-carat blue Hope Diamond is rumored to bring a curse to anyone who owns it.

Explores the roots of chemistry in the ancient profession of alchemists, who routinely swindled people in their attempts to turn ordinary metals into gold.

A retrospective on the ancient art of tattooing, including a detailed history and its significance within each culture.

Venetians build a city in a lagoon to escape barbarians.

An exploration of the 8,000 rooms, white-marble terraces and formal garden comprising the Forbidden City.

Under Rome lies a labyrinth of tunnels and ritual chambers carved into bedrock: the catacombs.

Baldassare Conticello explores the ruins of Pompeii, a city preserved in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

Ponce de Leon's foolhardy quest for the mythic Fountain of Youth.

The 45.5-carat blue Hope Diamond is rumored to bring a curse to anyone who owns it.

Explores the roots of chemistry in the ancient profession of alchemists, who routinely swindled people in their attempts to turn ordinary metals into gold.

A retrospective on the ancient art of tattooing, including a detailed history and its significance within each culture.