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Everyday objects that made massive feats of engineering possible, including a shovel, a birdcage, a drill bit, a railroad spike, and a video camera.

The evolution of weapons technology and how it shaped the history of the United States, from the colonial-era long rifle to the machine gun.

A tour of Washington, D.C., including a look at the Capitol and its role in the United States government.

The White House; construction; War of 1812 fire; renovations.

Memorials to America's past leaders rise above the nation's capital.

The Supreme Court, the National Archives and the Library of Congress.

The changing size and shape of the average American.

They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals; though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear.

A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force; engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.

To achieve an extremely high level of combat readiness, equipment and personnel must be maintained at peak performance.

Combat training throughout history, reviewing survival skills and psychological tools; from ancient Rome to World Wars One and Two, and how modern training is enhanced by advanced technology and computer simulation.

Personal disputes and problems with drugs, alcohol and illness accompany the musical quintet's rise to fame.

Personal disputes and problems with drugs, alcohol and illness accompany the musical quintet's rise to fame.

A candid look at the early days of `The Beatles', featuring rare interviews discussing thoughts on fame, newsreels, press conferences, and TV appearances.

Defensive fortifications span WWI bunkers to futuristic structures; explore submarine bunkers at Lorient housing 20 subs, Churchill's Cabinet War Room, Hitler's Berlin bunker, Cold War shelters, and nuclear weapon protection bunkers.

Qatar represents everything a modern military command post; it can be with the most sophisticated military information systems--from video-conferencing to real-time frontline satellite communication.

Made up of soldiers and civilians, scientists and specialists in an enormous variety of fields, the US Army Corps of Engineers was created over 200 years ago by Congressional mandate to respond, in peace and war, to the nation's engineering needs.

The United States Transportation Command, answering to the Department of Defense, runs military transport like an efficient private shipping and travel agency; from the Civil War to US Transcom, track the development of military logistics.

They are lethal tools that ensured our survival, altered our evolution, and maintained our dominion over other animals; though hunting technology is the backbone of a multi-billion dollar sports industry, current cutting-edge gear.

A machine that converts energy into mechanical force to go over, under or through fortified or fixed defenses too strong for conventional force; engines range from man's first long-range missile weapon.

To achieve an extremely high level of combat readiness, equipment and personnel must be maintained at peak performance.