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- The origins of Halloween are explored in this engrossing program on the subject. A ghoulish array of costumes, make up, and decoration descend on communities every year on October 31st, but few people are aware of how the celebration came to exist. Harry Smith attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery in THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN, which delves into the 3,000 years of hoopla that traditionally unfolds when October comes around. As the history is explained, so are various failed attempts to co-opt the festival by various religious groups; but the most compelling revelation is how little the festival has changed over the centuries. A marvelous way to gain a historical perspective on this entertaining holiday, Smith's program is almost as fun as carving a pumpkin, donning a spooky costume, and undertaking a little trick or treating! (Sourced from Metadata)
- The States takes a detailed look at what makes each of the 50 states special. Each episode features five states each and has interviews with native celebrities talking about their home state.
- India's Deadliest Roads is part of the Ice Road Truckers series, a reality TV show that depicts how drivers take their vehicles across daunting journeys, in places like Alaska. Mandira Bedi, Sangram Singh & Varun Sharma will be the part of this in its Indian version.
- Alexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.
- The investigation into the May 25 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 DC-10 just after takeoff at Chicago O'Hare airport.
- The findings of the 2002-2004 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, popularly known as the 9/11 Commission.
- This is the story of a daring rescue of 40 American civilians trapped behind Japanese lines during WWII
- Documentary presenting the story of Clare Boothe Luce, who rose from humble beginnings to rub shoulders with the international elite.
- This program provides a detailed look at the USS Missouri's construction, operation and changing weapons weapons systems with its historical impact as a back drop. The program includes film footage and reactions to the Japanese surrender ceremony in 1945 and other key events in which the Big Mo participated
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- Salesman Ray Kroc turns the small fast food restaurant of the McDonald brothers into an international brand and a multi-million dollar empire.
- Experts use the latest in forensic techniques to test various theories relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
- Shows the execution technology used at the time, from hanging to electrocution, analyzing how they worked and what could go wrong.
- In the American Southwest, there is no more puzzling mystery than the magnificent stone cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. Why did the Anasazi Indians suddenly move their villages to these perilous cliffs in the 13th century--and then abandon them just decades later--and seemingly disappear from history? Was it drought? Invading tribes? Or an insidious "cancer" from within that may have caused them to turn to fierce warfare and even cannibalism? In search of answers, our host, the intrepid explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein, travels from Mesa Verde, Colorado to remote canyons in Utah where the Anasazi took refuge. Piecing together the story from both archaeologists and Native Americans, he finally ends up, in his search for the truth, in the eerie and desolate ruins of the Anasazi's greatest cultural center--Chaco Canyon.
- The key to the west was the use of guns and their rapid development. The traditional quick draw gunfight was very rare in the west. If you wanted to shoot someone, you usually did it from cover or distance. The first recorded quick draw involved Wild Bill Hickock in Missouri in 1865. He was a fast and deadly accurate shooter. In 1836 the Colt Patterson revolver was introduced which started revolutionary changes in gun development. It played an important role in defending against Indians used bows and arrows which could be shot very fast and had developed tactics based on single shot guns that took time to reload. To produce the gun Colt created lathes, other tools, and used the assembly line to keep up with demand. Pistols changed rapidly for the next 30 years as technology improved. In 1854 the introduction of the self contained cartridge made repeating guns easier to develop and use. The Henry Rifle was the first practical repeating rifle introduced in 1860. It, too, had a major impact on battles with Indians. It was followed in 1873 with the Winchester which became the standard. Holsters also under went several advancements in the second half of the 19th century. However, wearing guns openly in town in the west was normally illegal. Instead, people carried small guns hidden in pockets and waistbands. Cowboys wore their guns openly as they were in the country. In the OK Corral shootout the Earp group wore hidden guns while the cowboys wore theirs in the open. John Wesley Hardin was one of the most prolific killers having killed his 40th man on his 21st birthday. The other gun that was popular due to its easier use was the shotgun used by Billy the Kid in his jail break.
- Battlefield Detectives examines several distinct Soviet advantages in their victory over Nazi Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.
- Host Geoff Wawro sets his sights on the new movie Rendition which tells the story of an Egyptian terrorism suspect that "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC. His American wife (Reese Witherspoon) and a CIA analyst (Jake Gyllenhall) find themselves caught in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US. We will examine the history and provide context for the movie including the origins of rendition, the changing role of the CIA, and the reality of interrogation techniques.
- A large brick building constructed in 1906 is moved. A shoreline is reinforced with 2.7 million cubic yards of sand. A 60 ton steam shovel is moved 5 miles. A 30 ton rocket is transported inside an airplane.