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Modern Marvels: Diamond Mines.
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Thursday, July 16 at 7 PM EDT
Wild West Tech: Revenge Tech.
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Modern Marvels: Fast Food Tech
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Modern Marvels: Fast Food Tech
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Modern Marvels: Casino Technology.
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Modern Marvels: Doomsday Tech 1.
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Modern Marvels: Doomsday Tech 1.
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Modern Marvels: Diamond Mines. Thursday, July 16 at 1 PM EDT
Diamond Mines.. Half a mile below the earth's surface, men mine for rough diamonds--a pure carbon substance. Brilliant when cut and polished, they are marketed as the most precious gem in the world. From the earliest mines of the 4th century BC to
Modern Marvels: Diamond Mines. Thursday, July 16 at 7 PM EDT
Diamond Mines.. Half a mile below the earth's surface, men mine for rough diamonds--a pure carbon substance. Brilliant when cut and polished, they are marketed as the most precious gem in the world. From the earliest mines of the 4th century BC to
Wild West Tech: Revenge Tech. Saturday, July 11 at 8 AM EDT
Revenge Tech.. It's said revenge is a dish best served cold, but in the Wild West, it was often served with a heaping helping of technology. From a liver-eating madman bent on avenging the death of a loved one to a teenage girl who switched her
Modern Marvels: Fast Food Tech Thursday, July 16 at 8 PM EDT
Fast Food Tech. Can fast food get any faster? Fast food joints in the US pull in $150 billion dollars in annual sales. Their mantra is "fast, consistent, and inexpensive."  Learn how they grow it, process it, freeze it, ship it, track
Modern Marvels: Fast Food Tech Friday, July 17 at 12 AM EDT
Fast Food Tech. Can fast food get any faster? Fast food joints in the US pull in $150 billion dollars in annual sales. Their mantra is "fast, consistent, and inexpensive."  Learn how they grow it, process it, freeze it, ship it, track
Modern Marvels: Casino Technology. Wednesday, July 15 at 7 AM EDT
Casino Technology.. Place your bets and join us for an exciting spin through the history of the casino. We'll go behind the neon lights, free drinks, and 24-hour gambling to see how the gaming industry has evolved from a simple house of cards to a
Modern Marvels: Doomsday Tech 1. Wednesday, July 15 at 1 PM EDT
Doomsday Tech 1.. Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots). Despite the Cold War's end, we live under the shadow of nuclear weapons, arms
Modern Marvels: Doomsday Tech 1. Wednesday, July 15 at 7 PM EDT
Doomsday Tech 1.. Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots). Despite the Cold War's end, we live under the shadow of nuclear weapons, arms
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SPACE EXPLORATION,

The space age and practical astronautics commenced with the launching of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in October 1957 and of Explorer 1 by the U.S. in January 1958. In October 1958 the NASA was created in the U.S. During the following decades, thousands of spacecraft of all varieties were launched, mostly in earth orbit. The overwhelming majority of these were launched by the Soviet Union and by the U.S.

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1983 First African American in space
1963 The U.S.-Soviet "hot line" goes into operation
1945 MacArthur arrives in Japan
1918 Vladimir Lenin shot
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