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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...

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?

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.

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...

In one of the greatest Naval Battles in History, USS Enterprise and sister carriers Yorktown and Hornet, turn the tide of the Pacific War. In just a few violent days in the waters off Midway Island, the American Carrier fleet pulverizes the Imperial Japanese Navy. Enterprise helps secure one of America's first victories in WWII.

His drive to help his deaf mother communicate led to one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But the telephone was only one of many notable contributions he made to fields ranging from medicine to aviation. Alexander Graham Bell left his mark on the world with the invention of the telephone. But he might have been a footnote in history if not for his lawyer, who filed for the patent a mere two hours before his rival Elisha Gray, who had also unraveled the mysteries of...

In the 1930s, Japanese designers created a range of warplanes, culminating in the legendary Ki-43 "Oscar" and the A6M "Zero". As the war turned against Japan, designers created the rocket-powered "Shusui", the "Kikka" jet fighter, and the experimental R2Y"Keiun". We also disclose frantic preparations to assemble a secret airforce of jet and rocket planes to counter an anticipated U.S. invasion in1945, and chronicle post-war aviation and the birth of the Japanese rocket program in the 1950s and...

For three decades, Father John Geoghan molested over 140 children, often going to the homes of poor, single mothers, gaining their trust, and then visiting their children's bedrooms at night. This is the shocking story of how the Archdiocese of Boston covered up the priest's crimes, eventually leading to the downfall of Cardinal Bernard Law, one of the most powerful men in the American Catholic Church. After conviction, while serving his sentence, an inmate strangled Geoghan to death.

Their stories are as fascinating as their designs are beautiful. Some of the finest homes of the Old South played a role in the War Between the States, and stand today as a testament to a vanished way of life, and a reminder of the conflict that divided the nation. Join AMERICA'S CASTLES for a revealing look inside these historic homes, from Robert E. Lee's Arlington House--where he penned his resignation from the Union Army--to the White House of the Confederacy. In this stunning 1818...