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Railroads built America into a world power, making legendary figures out of entrepreneurial men. Meet the robber barons, engineers, and inventors w...

In the early days of the railroads, as robber barons rushed to lay more track than their rivals and the lure of commerce pushed the rails further i...

Commandos have taken part in every war in American history, from the Revolution to today. But it wasn't until World War II that these unconventiona...

Dee Snider was an undeniable presence in the 1980s as the front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. Now he's just a regular guy (and grandf...

A brief montage comprised of archive news film and still photographs highlighting the many dramatic assassinations and political murders which left...

The Remington Arms Company is America's oldest gun manufacturer. Since 1816, Remington has produced over 35 million firearms, including pocket-size...

They were peasants throwing off the yoke of oppression and intellectuals tired of having their lives run by dictators. Pushed to the limit, they ch...

Hop in the cockpit for a daring century-long ride through the history of aircraft weaponry--from the first handgun fired from a biplane. Features i...

In classic novels like The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man, he practically invented science fiction. But those seminal wo...

Detective Dashiell Hammett thought that he had left his old life behind when he retired to become a writer. But when his ex-boss brings him on for ...

Plagued by invasions, disease, and religious strife, Scotland's City of Edinburgh is steeped in murder, mystery, and mayhem. Occupied since the Bro...

On the Hawaiian island of Oahu is a remarkable building, the Iolani Palace. Built in 1882 by King Kalakaua, it is the only royal residence ever to ...

A powerful tribe of headhunters once ruled the jungles of Ecuador. For the Shuar, the collecting of human heads was much more than a method of defe...

Hearts of Darkness chronicles the chaos and turbulence from disastrous inclement weather to actors' health crises to local political upheaval t...

Their names adorn buildings, concert halls and some of America's most recognizable companies. They were the heiresses who inherited the wealth of s...

She's a publishing legend whose own story reads like a romance novel a self-described "mouseburger" who rose from a tragic childhood in the Arkansa...

Her career got its first boost with the help of an unlikely ally Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev. But it was as the unofficial in-house reporter of...

When the tank first appeared on the battlefield in World War I, it was slow, clumsy and unreliable. But its potential was undeniable. By World Wa...

He is mythology's greatest and most celebrated hero, a towering figure whose name is synonymous with strength itself. The son of a mortal woman who...

Hermosa Beach is one of Los Angeles' last funky beach towns--a place where the hip, young, rich, and beautiful come together. But, this La-la-land ...

When Hawaii police officer Kenneth Mathison is suspected of killing his wife, authorities let him off with only a slap on the wrist. But after outr...

He was the last Japanese ruler to uphold the Shinto idea of imperial divinity. His rule saw his nation transformed from an ancient society to a mod...

From the battlefields of World War II to the growing popularity of "sport utility vehicles," here is the story of the humble Jeep, still going stro...

For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First Millennium AD. However, revolutionary discoveries in...