History HD reveals the power and passion of history as an inviting place where people experience history personally and connect their own lives to the great lives and events of the past.

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History - fascinating and exclusive programs on subjects ranging from American and world history to explorations of major events in politics, entertainment and social history.

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Blowing the lid off the many uses of pressure, including keeping a fridge cool, and making volcanoes erupt.

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Modern Marvels: Super Power Pressure

Unleashing the energy behind rocks; exploring how they rock the world from the ground up; marble is mined miles underground; precious moon stones lighter than water.

Modern Marvels: Rocks Greatest Hits

Checking out the wonderful world of wood; exploring all the historical, modern and timeless ways people can't live without wood, including sailboats, airplanes, wagon wheels, and charcoal.

Modern Marvels: World of Wood

Working out with iron; mining, extracting and forging this incredibly versatile metal; ultra-strong magnets; enhanced weapon technology; Martian mining.

Modern Marvels: More Iron

A ride through the dazzling world of chrome; reflecting on the many ways chrome has changed the modern world.

Modern Marvels: Addicted to Chrome

Taking a shine to aluminum; a look at the lightweight, flexible, rust-proof wonder that's become an essential part of how people fly, drive, cook, build cities and even explore the universe.

Modern Marvels: Amazing Aluminum

A sharp look at the cutting-edge tool that changed history, including a bank of six circular saws spinning at 1,750 RPM to a diamond-coated belt saw that can slice through limestone like butter.

Modern Marvels: Super Sharp Saws

Unearthing the many murky mysteries of the soil; plunging into the muck that paved the way for groundbreaking innovations.

Modern Marvels: More Dirt

A look at the latest and greatest in bathroom technology; how the bathroom evolved into one of the most beloved and expensive rooms in the house.

Modern Marvels: Bathroom Tech Plus

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Changing the way people think about coin-operated machines; exploring the ways people spend their quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies every day.

Modern Marvels: Coin Operated Plus

Rediscovering some of the most beloved retro devices that built the tech-driven world of today; diving into some blasts from technology's past.

Modern Marvels: Tech Treasures

Entering the mad world of Nikola Tesla's remarkable inventions; Tesla's 187-foot-high wireless network tower and lifelong rivalry with Thomas Edison; his disturbing death ray and earthquake machines.

Modern Marvels: Mad Electricity Plus

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Examining 8,000 horsepower dragsters and hydroplanes with top speeds of 200 miles per hour and a cargo ship propelled by one of the most powerful diesel engines on Earth.

S21 E4 | Maximum Horsepower