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10 That Changed America

Season 2 Trailer

Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the places that changed America.

Aired 07/10/2018 | Rating TV-G

10 That Changed America

Season 2 Trailer

Preview: Season 2 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions

Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the places that changed America.

Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the legendary streets, monuments and man-made marvels that changed America.

Aired 07/10/2018 | Rating TV-G

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10 that Changed America is made possible, in part, by The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by Joan and Robert Clifford, The Walter E. Heller Foundation, and other generous supporters.

Season 2 Trailer

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Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the places that changed America. (31s)

Season 2 Extended Trailer

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A whirlwind tour of places where American history was made. (2m 3s)

Web Extra: When Mules Ruled the Canal

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The role played by mules that pulled barges along the Erie Canal in its early days. (2m 41s)

Web Extra: The Current State of the Interstate

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The once futuristic Interstate Highway System is now in need of repair. (3m 7s)

Web Extra: A View from the Top of the Roebling Bridge

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Geoffrey goes to the top of the Roebling Bridge to learn about its engineering feats. (3m 12s)

Web Extra: A Modern Ride on the Transcontinental Railroad

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Amtrak still operates trains over portions of the original Transcontinental Railroad. (3m 15s)

Extended Trailer | Modern Marvels

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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible. (1m 11s)

Episode 3 Preview | 10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible. (30s)

The Eads Bridge Proved the Power of Steel

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The Eads Bridge proved that steel could be used for large-scale building projects. (5m 35s)

The AIDS Quilt Redefined What a Monument Could Look Like

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The AIDS Quilt redefined what a monument could look like. (6m 29s)

10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible. (1m 15s)

Web Extra: The Story Behind One AIDS Quilt Panel

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Mark Ward talks about sewing a panel for his late partner, Dixon Tabla. (2m 57s)

Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors

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Geoffrey Baer learns more about the experience of being a Civil War reenactor. (3m 55s)

Web Extra: Jan Scruggs' Journey

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Jan Scruggs recounts the ways that the monument has helped him heal his war wounds. (3m 14s)

Web Extra: Inside the AIDS Quilt Warehouse

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Inside the warehouse in Tucker, Georgia, where AIDS Memorial Quilt panels are stored. (1m 29s)

Web Extra: Honoring Crazy Horse

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The relevance of a larger-than-life monument of Crazy Horse in the Black Hills of SD. (2m 45s)

Extended Trailer | Monuments

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A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history. (56s)

Episode 2 Preview | 10 Monuments That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history. (32s)

10 Monuments That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history. (1m 1s)

Woodward Was One of the First Streets to Adapt to the Car

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Woodward Avenue in Detroit was one of the first streets to fully adapt to the automobile. (6m 32s)

Web Extra: Van Buren vs. Horse

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Former President Martin Van Buren fell from his horse-drawn carriage on the National Road. (1m 16s)

Web Extra: The Fight to Remember Black Wall Street

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Reconciliation Park is an effort to remember and learn from the devastation in Tulsa, OK. (4m 6s)

Web Extra: Segregation on Streetcars

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Richard Campanella, professor at Tulane University, talks about segregation in New Orleans (3m 25s)

Web Extra: How A Highway Paved the Way to Opportunities

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The Lincoln Highway gave women and people of color unprecedented freedom to travel. (3m 17s)

Web Extra: Artifacts of the Boston Post Road

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Many historic remnants can still be found along today's Boston Post Road. (3m 33s)

Extended Trailer | Streets

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It’s a whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around. (1m 9s)

Episode 1 Preview | 10 Streets That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around. (31s)

10 Streets That Changed America

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A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around. (1m 13s)

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10 that Changed America is made possible, in part, by The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by Joan and Robert Clifford, The Walter E. Heller Foundation, and other generous supporters.

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