Lionsgate

The hardware store is the epicenter of the construction world for both the weekend handyman or professional builder. Many of the items found in hardware stores are so common that it's easy to forget that when they were invented, they represented technological breakthroughs--some even revolutionized entire industries. We examine various tools and see how they've evolved, including the wrench, measuring and demolition tools, rope, sandpaper, and locks and keys. Whether you're looking for an...

As a former clean-cut track star, John's life used to revolve around athletics. Now, after a leg injury ended his running career, John spends his time abusing his body with alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy and hallucinogenic drugs. He believes he is living a charmed life as a successful and popular DJ when the reality is that he is losing his friends, his family and his chance at success in the music industry to an addiction that could result in permanent brain damage or death. His family believes...

A look at the phenomenon of the drug ecstasy from its manufacture in secret Dutch labs to its sale in New York City's hottest clubs. Law enforcement officials describe how use of the drug is skyrocketing, and medical experts tell us how dangerous ecstasy really is.

Through remarkable home movies -- gathered from archives and attics and now seen for the first time - The Lost Kennedy Home Movies tells the story of the children of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, as they grew up in the 1930s and 40s and then burst into the national spotlight during the political careers of John, Robert and Ted Kennedy. The special concludes in November, 1963, with scenes of the last weekend Jack and Jackie Kennedy spent with Caroline and John, Jr., just two weeks before Dallas. The...

Schooners were among the first ships developed in America, and with their graceful lines and relative ease of handling, they remain popular among recreational sailors to this day. But while now it is devoted hobbyists who preserve wooden schooners like Maine's famous \"windjammers,\" for hundreds of years they were the backbone of America's commercial shipping fleet. And in both the Revolution and the War of 1812, these ships played a vital role in winning and preserving the freedom of the...

In 1977, 20-year-old hitchhiker Colleen Stan was kidnapped by Cameron Hooker and forced to be his sex slave for seven years, enduring physical and psychological abuse. At times she was even kept in a coffin-like box under his bed. Yet through it all, she stayed, even when it seemed she could escape. In the end, it would be left to a jury to answer the question: Was Colleen Stan brainwashed, a willing partner in her own enslavement, or was her relationship with Cameron Hooker consensual?

The reminders are scattered throughout the Northeast. Aging mill towns filled with dormant buildings speak of an industry whose day has passed. But there was a time when textile was king. Cities like Fall River, Massachusetts led the world in producing cloth, and fortunes were spun from cotton. TEXTILES chronicles the 200-year history of America's first industry. See how the abundant waterpower in the Northeast led to an explosion of mills, giving the infant nation the material goods it needed...

It is remembered as the darkest moment in the history of American sports. In 1919, eight members of the heavily favored Chicago White Sox conspired to throw the World Series in a gambling scam. THE BLACK SOX SCANDAL tells the complete story of the fateful series, from the legendary stinginess of Chicago owner Charles Comiskey (who benched his star pitcher after he won 29 games because his contract called for a $10,000 bonus if he won 30) to the fallout that nearly ruined the sport. Discover...

At 24, Sara had everything she ever wanted in her sleepy Minnesota town. She had a fairy-tale wedding in Hawaii, a beautiful baby girl, a house, three cars, and even competed in beauty pageants. Then, it all abruptly ended in divorce. Not knowing how elseto cope Sara turned to Crystal Meth, and now uses every day, all day if she can. A self-labeled "junkie," Sara has lost everything, including custody of her daughter. She currently lives with her parents and exists in an endless cycle of...

Billy is called to a family farm where a five foot gator has been attacking raccoons and chasing the family dogs. But when Billy catches this gator, the gator turns right around and takes a bite out of Billy! Meanwhile, Vexcon holds a job fair and hires a good looking new employee. Later, Ricky and Billy go to the home of three generations of Louisiana ladies literally being held hostage by a massive wasp infestation.

On January 28th 1994, an Air France pilot, his crew and passengers witnessed a brightly-glowing red and brown disc-shaped object while flying to London. Estimates of the disc's size were between 800 and 1,000 feet long...more than 3 times the size of a 747. On April 25th 2007, the captain of a passenger plane crossing the English Channel observed two bright-yellow flat objects for more than 15 minutes. He is astounded by their size - which he claims could have been as much as a mile wide. A...

It was the most impressive fighting machine ever assembled. Its prowess on the battlefields of the ancient world was unmatched, and its power could challenge even that of the emperor. From its humble beginnings as a band of part-time soldiers to its ultimate evolution as the most feared, disciplined and accomplished fighting force the world had ever seen, this is the definitive story of the Roman Legion. Military experts revisit its epic campaigns, such as the hundred-year struggle to win...