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Modern Marvels
Mega Snack Countdown
Fri, Sep 06, 2013
  • S20.E1
  • Mega Snack Countdown
The only thing harder than resisting our favorite snacks is ranking them. But this special episode of Modern Marvels counts down the top ten lip-smacking treats Americans love most.
7.5 /10
Strangest Countdown
Fri, Sep 27, 2013
  • S20.E4
  • Strangest Countdown
This countdown special kisses the conventional goodbye, raiding the Modern Marvels archives for the most bizarre wonders we've ever presented. Our top ten contenders demonstrate that the inside scoop on innovation often lies outside the norm.
6.4 /10
Super Strong Countdown
Fri, Sep 13, 2013
  • S20.E2
  • Super Strong Countdown
America has always prided itself on its technological strength--and this countdown embarks on an odyssey featuring the strongest of the strong. Whether they lift, pull, hold or haul, every heavy-duty titan among our top ten choices has the muscle.
5.9 /10
Mega Snack Countdown

S20.E1 ∙ Mega Snack Countdown

Fri, Sep 06, 2013
The only thing harder than resisting our favorite snacks is ranking them. But this special episode of Modern Marvels counts down the top ten lip-smacking treats Americans love most.
7.5 /10
Super Strong Countdown

S20.E2 ∙ Super Strong Countdown

Fri, Sep 13, 2013
America has always prided itself on its technological strength--and this countdown embarks on an odyssey featuring the strongest of the strong. Whether they lift, pull, hold or haul, every heavy-duty titan among our top ten choices has the muscle.
5.9 /10
Strangest Countdown

S20.E4 ∙ Strangest Countdown

Fri, Sep 27, 2013
This countdown special kisses the conventional goodbye, raiding the Modern Marvels archives for the most bizarre wonders we've ever presented. Our top ten contenders demonstrate that the inside scoop on innovation often lies outside the norm.
6.4 /10
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Why We Fight

8
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6.1
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8.1
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7.2
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Last Days in Vietnam

7.6
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They Shall Not Grow Old

8.2
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Shoah

8.7
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The Soviet Story

8.1
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8.1
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7.6
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Grant

8.4
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The Dust Bowl

8.2
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The Men Who Built America

8.5
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The U.S. and the Holocaust

8.7
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American Experience

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The Planets

9
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They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

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Shoah

Shoah

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

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Village of Death: Oradour-sur-Glane 1944

Village of Death: Oradour-sur-Glane 1944

On June 10, 1944, a German SS division arrived in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and massacred 643 innocent civilians.

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Why We Fight

Why We Fight

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

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The Soviet Story

The Soviet Story

The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.

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Last Days in Vietnam

Last Days in Vietnam

During the final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. An unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands.

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