For nearly a hundred years, these steel, grey-skinned battlewagons have fought off everything from Al Qaeda to dive-bombing Kamikazes. Some returned from the hell of war to become major tourist attractions for new generations. Others [...]
They’re the cities of the sea and the power players of the ports. Some know how to water ski and others look like they’ve come right out of science fiction. In this remarkable program, take [...]
“In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”—it’s one of the most famous verses in American history. But today, the idea that Columbus was the first to discover the New World has become one more rooted [...]
In the golden age of exploration, when Spanish ships loaded with New World gold struggled across the seas to their homeland, one sight feared by all sailors was the Jolly Roger. Under this threatening flag [...]
Since the 15th century, the Bermuda Triangle has mysteriously vanished an untold number of ships, planes and lives with three more known incidents in 2004. Using today’s scientific knowledge and investigative techniques, we study the [...]
From the beginning of time, mankind has been riveted by accounts of mysterious creatures, from mega-hogs to vampires and giant spiders. Now, sightings continue throughout the world as more people come forward with photos and [...]
A combination of mammoth horsepower, surgical precision, and the toughest hulls on the open seas, they plow headlong into one of nature’s most formidable obstacles. MODERN MARVELS® takes a bone-chilling journey aboard the massive icebreakers [...]
For nearly a hundred years, these steel, grey-skinned battlewagons have fought off everything from Al Qaeda to dive-bombing Kamikazes. Some returned from the hell of war to become major tourist attractions for new generations. Others [...]
The frontier was full of rivers that needed taming and mountains begging to be blasted — and our forebears hoisted a hefty bag of tools to help them do it all. But of course, no [...]