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Dec 31, 1998
The history of the US Postal Service from it's humble beginnings to its modern incarnation.
Dec 31, 1998
A look at the history of all types of dirigible aircrafts including blimps and zeppelins from their inventions until modern times.
Jan 05, 1999
The New York City subway system.
Feb 21, 1999
Features The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 and other engineering disasters.
Mar 14, 1999
Todays theme is History Channel "Spy Technology".
Mar 29, 1999
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Apr 19, 1999
The struggles of Thomas Edison and others to create motion pictures.
Apr 25, 1999
A rare behind the scenes look at how the U.S. Mint manufactures coins and medals for the U.S. Government.
Apr 30, 1999
The history of urban search and rescue are the focus ed from their humble beginnings during WWII through the modern times.
May 12, 1999
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May 24, 1999
The devices used by man from ages of antiquity to the present in order to go below the waters of the sea.
Jun 20, 1999
How dynamite has shaped the modern world with its use in great engineering projects.
Jul 05, 1999
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Jul 11, 1999
The history of how the Hoover Dam was built and the current operations.
Jul 18, 1999
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Aug 01, 1999
The history of how each of New York City's bridges was created to connect the five boroughs.
Aug 22, 1999
The history of parachutes and how there development has impacted the fields of war, firefighting, recreation, and space exploration.
Aug 30, 1999
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Sep 05, 1999
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Sep 12, 1999
Overview of the Nazi Fortifications along the Atlantic Seaboard from Belgium to Spain. Coastal Defense of WW2 Nazi efforts to prevent Allied Forces from gaining foothold into France. War Time Film Footage of "D" Day Invasion.
Sep 26, 1999
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Oct 10, 1999
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Oct 11, 1999
The history of hand tools such as hammer, axes, hand plane, saws, wrenches, and drills. Also featured are looks at ancient tools, tool ergonomics, the hardware store and the Mercer Museum of ancient tools.
Oct 12, 1999
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Oct 17, 1999
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Oct 24, 1999
Emergency room medicine has only been a recognized specialty since 1989, and it took close to two millennia to get to this point. Advancements that led to the modern emergency rooms are highlighted as well as emergency/trauma medicine.
Nov 07, 1999
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Nov 28, 1999
Todays theme is Engineering Disasters 2.
Dec 15, 1999
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About
Modern Marvels Season 6 (1998) is released on Dec 31, 1998 and the latest season 21 of Modern Marvels is released in 2013. Watch Modern Marvels online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. Modern Marvels is directed by Andrew Thomas,Fred Peabody,Jeff Scheftel,Tom Jennings and created by Bruce Nash with Lloyd Sherr and Harlan Saperstein. Modern Marvels is available online on The Roku Channel and DIRECTV.
Fast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology. The series has focused (among other things) on wonders of construction (Erie Canal, the Pentagon, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Big Dig), the machinery of war (nuclear submarines, tanks) as well as technology linked to the everyday (power tools, home tech, garbage).
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