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- A television program that chronicles famous shootouts from the perspective of both sides of the fight.
- "Wild West Tech" was a documentary series for the History Channel that featured in depth interviews with historians and authors, as well as action packed recreations, to tell the story of the technology that drove the history of the American West. The series was created by Dolores Gavin (History Channel) and supervising producer Louis Tarantino.
- A lighthearted take on the history of food.
- Historical profiles of various small arms.
- Retired Marine Captain Dale Dye shows how famous conquerors, such as Cortes, Andrew Jackson and Caesar, rose to power and how they won their key battle or campaign which secured their place in history.
- The search for various historical lost treasures.
- The tale of eight German spies, smuggled into America's east coast in 1942.
- Avalanches have existed since the dawn of time, they are massive, unpredictable and deadly, but strangely have a beauty that attracts willing victims. Worldwide, several hundred people a year lose their lives in one of natures most awesome but ruthless displays. Filmed across the world, this documentary talks to survivors, scientists and authors to look behind the myths and history of 'The White Death'.
- Inheritance investigators race the clock to find the heirs to unclaimed money.
- Traces the history of the US military police, from their start in the Continental Army during the American Revolution when Gen. George Washington established a "provost corps" to track down and capture deserters, to its present-day function of not only enforcing laws and regulations on military bases but also its functions in front-line combat situations such as urban pacification.
- For years, it was among the most closely guarded secrets on earth. Each of the three hours in this fascinating set examines the past, present and future of stealth weapons through a riveting blend of technical expertise, exclusive footage and interviews with the people who create and use them.
- 1987– 42mTV-145.3 (107)TV EpisodeHe is known to millions as "the King of the Wild Frontier," but the real story of Davy Crockett is not nearly as familiar as his name.
- The work of the Law Enforcement Division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is examined
- How, during the American Revolution, British general William Howe captured New York in an attempt to pacify by force the rebels led by George Washington.
- How King David united the twelve tribes of Israel to conquer Jerusalem and establish a free Israelite nation some 1000 years before Christ.
- This program recreates two carefully planned events in the old west that went horribly wrong; the Yonger Brother Norfield Minnesota Raid and the attempt to apprehend the Dooland and Dalton gangs in Ingles Oklahoma.
- Examines the biggest tools used in the West, such as weaponry and mining equipment.
- Some of the worst disasters in Ameerican history were caused human arrogance or stupidity and frequently both. This program explains the causes of: the Scofield mine explosion, the Goliad tornado catastrophe, the Sultana riverboat explosion, the Cascade Canyon train wreck, the Galvaston Hurricane devastation, the Virginia City Fire, and the San Francisco earthquake.
- Shows the execution technology used at the time, from hanging to electrocution, analyzing how they worked and what could go wrong.
- Continues the "Freak Show Tech" episode, showing how technology could turn deformed and handicapped people into entertainment, creating the hideously famous freak shows.
- Explores the life of some of the most famous gang of the West, showing their lives and the technology that helped them commit their crimes.
- Examines the technology used during the gold rush, namely the evolving of mining tools, as pumps, drills, elevators or cables
- Depicts the life and shows the technology used by the law enforcers in the Wild West.
- Saloons were the social place for men in the west providing liquor, gambling, music, sex, and other entertainment. Saloons often started as tents with a wood slab across a couple of barrels for a bar. As towns became established the saloons moved into permanent structures with all types of enticements to drawn in the customers. A bar in Portland, Oregon had a 684 foot bar but also trap doors to aid in shanghaiing men to be sailors. It also featured a female band with an electric barrier around it. Fights were common and every weapon and tool available was used in them. Saloons were decorated with pictures of horses and especially nude women. In one case a picture was fitted with balloons that could be inflated to make parts of the woman move. Kalidoscopes and early forms of jukeboxes were available in the later years. Gambling including card and table games plus bets on anything. Boxing starting initially with bare-knuckle boxing was a major and bloody form of entertainment. Many types of alcohol were served and one change was the addition of cold beer first via ice houses and then mechanical chilling systems. Saloons disappeared as more women moved into the west and pushed for a more civilized life style.
- Explores the great achievements in engineering that eased the path to the west, like roads, tunnels or bridges.
- Demonstrates how technology helped create tales and legends on the West.
- Shows the impact of the Civil War in the West, explaining how the characteristics of the terrain challenged the armies and how they adapted to the situation.
- How, in the 11th century, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and military leader better known as El Cid, pushed back the invaders from North Africa in an attempt to reunite Spain.
- Studies the technology behind the famous 1836 siege of the Alamo, showing both the tools and the tactics used by both sides.
- How Cesar defeated the Helvetian and Germanic tribes that tried to resist the Rome's grip on Gaul.
- How Napoleon won his greatest battle at Austerlitz against the Russian and the Austrian empires in 1805.
- Shows how technology could turn deformed and handicapped people into entertainment, creating the hideously famous freak shows.
- Examines the tricks and techniques used by the Wild West pistoleers.
- The American military returns to the shores of the Philippines on a secret mission to liberate 500 Allied prisoners in the Cabanatua death camp.