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The story of Alaska's evolution, from isolated wilderness to America's 49th state, during the first half of the 20th century.

Witness the highs and lows of 1950s America, from consumerism to McCarthyism and beyond: in color.

A look at the journey of the American worker through the first half of the 20th century.

Visit Coney Island, Disneyland, the Kentucky Derby, and Notre Dame football, in their infancy and in color.

Watch the Model T roll out, the Jazz Age erupt, and the market crash, as it has never been seen before: in color.

Spend February at the "Ice Airport," where weeklong storms and the hunt for a criminal push the crew to the limit.

Winter's coming to the Ice Airport. See how its crews deal with the approaching onslaught of weather and wildlife.

A husband/wife aircrew battle a deadly runway, a helicopter pilot airlifts a plane from the mountains, and engine trouble grounds an 80-year-old cargo plane.

A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution. Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway, Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party venue buried in snow

A large construction load, a massive repair, and a fallen soldier weigh heavily on the crews of the Ice Airports.

See how a new wave of aggressive U.S. sub commanders radically changed the Navy's WWII strategy, and in turn, the war.

Witness the events that turned ace U-boat commander Otto Kretschmer from Nazi idol to prisoner of war.

We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas.

One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort.

A voyage aboard Norwegian Joy treats passengers to adventures along Alaska's Inside Passage, while posing challenges to its captain and crew.

Seven Seas Explorer's first-ever voyage up the western coast of South America brings luxury and adventure to guests and unexpected challenges to the crew.

Were the Knights Templar faithful servants of Christ or hedonistic heretics? We travel to Jerusalem to find out.

See if external forces doomed the people of Chaco Canyon or if they were the authors of their own misfortune.

Were ancient Greek oracles really soothsayers or were they predicting under the influence of tectonic phenomena?

Enter the remains of Petra and Hegra, cities whose old inscriptions and new discoveries suggest were once ruled by women.

From the Black Sox Scandal to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, follow America's history of organized crime, in color.

From Buffalo Bill to the construction of the Hoover Dam, this is the story of America's Wild West in color.

A look at the immigrant experience in America during the early 1900s, told through colorized home movies and archival footage.

A look at Bonnie and Clyde, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and other crimes of the early 20th century in America, presented through colorized and remastered footage.

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