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The Vikings
Pillage, rape, and plunder–these are the acts we most readily associate with the Vikings. But now, new evidence suggests that some lesser-known endeavors, including building, navigating, and colonizing, may have been what really helped them [...]
Four Stories of St. Julian
In the spirit of Hitchcock’s ROPE and LIFEBOAT, this unconventional thriller takes place entirely inside an elevator, the elevator inside the St Julian building; a decrepit, inner-city building. Once a respected hospital, St. Julian now [...]
Natural Environments
Environmentalists will be delighted by this tour of beautiful homes that are also environment-friendly. First, we visit famed architect James Cutler’s Seattle home, made entirely of recycled wood. Next, we’re off to the home of [...]
Welding
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding. Whether via electricity, flammable gases, sonic waves, or sometimes [...]
The Presidential Memorials
Grand, massive, stately – the presidential memorials of our nation’s capital are ambitious tributes to the men whose legacies remain as immutable as the marble in which the leaders themselves have been immortalized In this [...]
The Great Wall of China
Winding roughly 6,700 kilometers through undulating mountains, grasslands, and desert, its vastness seems beyond the realm of human possibility. A wonder of the ancient world, the Great Wall of China is one of mankind’s most [...]
Baseball Parks
They are the prized monuments to America’s favorite pastime. Inside their walls, we’ve experienced overwhelming joy, crushing disappointment, and the sheer thrill of the game. In this program, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® brings you the captivating [...]
