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10 That Changed America

Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the legendary streets, monuments and man-made marvels that changed America. Explore the streets that change the way we get around, visit the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, and learn more about the engineering feats that made our civilization possible.

10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

54m 56s

A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible: from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. Find out which 10 modern marvels made the list.

Episodes

  • 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

    S2 E3 - 54m 56s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible: from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. Find out which 10 modern marvels made the list.

  • 10 Monuments That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 Monuments That Changed America

    S2 E2 - 54m 56s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history: from the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the AIDS Quilt. Find out which 10 monuments made the list.

  • 10 Streets That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 Streets That Changed America

    S2 E1 - 54m 56s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around: from Broadway in New York and Wilshire in Los Angeles, to the Boston Post Road and the Lincoln Highway. Find out which 10 streets made the list.

Extras + Features

  • Web Extra: Jan Scruggs' Journey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Web Extra: Jan Scruggs' Journey

    S2 E2 - 3m 14s

    Jan Scruggs, the driving force behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, recounts the ways that the monument has helped him heal his war wounds.

  • 10 Monuments That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 Monuments That Changed America

    S2 E2 - 1m 1s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history: from the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the AIDS Quilt. Find out which 10 monuments made the list!

  • Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors

    S2 E2 - 3m 55s

    Benny White of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry talks with Geoffrey Baer about the experience of being a Civil War reenactor in the 54th Regiment. “You feel the history of what our ancestors did,” he says.

  • Episode 2 Preview | 10 Monuments That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2 Preview | 10 Monuments That Changed America

    S2 E2 - 32s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history: from the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the AIDS Quilt. Find out which 10 monuments made the list.

  • 10 Streets That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    10 Streets That Changed America

    S2 E1 - 1m 13s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around: from Broadway in New York and Wilshire in Los Angeles, to the Boston Post Road and the Lincoln Highway. Find out which 10 streets made the list!

  • Extended Trailer | Streets: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Trailer | Streets

    S2 E1 - 1m 9s

    It’s a whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around. 10 Streets that Changed America begins and ends on Broadway in New York. We’ll trace the street’s 400-year evolution: from Native American road, to Dutch trading route, to the home of America’s earliest public transit, to an electrically-lighted theater district known as the “Great White Way."

  • Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse

    S2 E1 - 1m 16s

    Road historian Dan Marriott recounts the story of a gaffe for the ages, in which former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage in Indiana, delighting supporters of the National Road. During his presidency, Van Buren had opposed appropriations for the highway.

  • Episode 1 Preview | 10 Streets That Changed America: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1 Preview | 10 Streets That Changed America

    S2 E1 - 31s

    A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around: from Broadway in New York and Wilshire in Los Angeles, to the Boston Post Road and the Lincoln Highway. Find out which 10 streets made the list.

  • Woodward Was One of the First Streets to Adapt to the Car: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Woodward Was One of the First Streets to Adapt to the Car

    S2 E1 - 6m 32s

    Woodward Avenue in Detroit was one of the first streets to fully adapt to the automobile. It featured the first modern stoplight, the first mile-long stretch of road to be paved with concrete, and a modern, eight lane, “superhighway."

Schedule

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    10 That Changed America

    Saturday
    Mar 30

    1 Hour

    Engineering feats that made modern civilization possible, from the connection of roads and bridges to rail networks and a continent-wide freeway system.
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    10 Modern Marvels That Changed America: TVSS: Iconic

    10 That Changed America

    Monday
    Apr 1

    1 Hour

    Engineering feats that made modern civilization possible, from the connection of roads and bridges to rail networks and a continent-wide freeway system.

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