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Statue of Liberty

For over a century, the U.S. steel industry is a powerful symbol of the nation's industrial might; steel transforms a country of farmers and merchants into a nation of builders, then U.S. domination of the market meets new challenges in the 1970s.

American Steel: Built to Last

The Alaska pipeline carries crude oil 800 miles across the state.

The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

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Jonas Salk is catapulted to fame after discovering the vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, a disease that had disabled and killed thousands.

The Search for the Polio Vaccine

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Forensic Science: The Crimefighter's Weapon

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Great Towers in the Sky

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