10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Web Extra: Segregation on Streetcars
S2 E1 - 3m 25s
Richard Campanella, professor of architecture and geography at Tulane University, talks about segregation in New Orleans, and how “separate but equal” accommodations came to be institutionalized.
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Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities
S2 E1 - 3m 17s
When it opened in the early twentieth century, the Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel on the open road.
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Season 2 Extended Trailer
S2 - 2m 3s
A whirlwind tour of places where American history was made. Find out which places made the list! Produced by WTTW Chicago and PBS.
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Season 2 Trailer
S2 - 31s
Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the legendary streets, monuments and man-made marvels that changed America.
Schedule
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