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America the Bountiful: Pecans in Georgia

The term pecan was coined by the Algonquin from the word 'pacane,' which means a nut that needs to be cracked with a stone. By the 1950’s, Georgia had become the country's leading producer of pecans and remains the largest pecan-producing state.

Treasures Decoded: Lost City of the Pharaohs

Investigators search for the lost city of Pi-Ramesses in ancient Egypt, named for Ramesses II, who conducted the largest building program of his time and brought stability as a warrior-king. Part 3 of 6.

Paris: Stories from the City: City of Revolutions

Despite ongoing violence, protests, invasion and a civil war, Napoleon and his nephew were great builders who set about re-inventing the city in the 19th century, creating a model city copied, throughout Europe and the world. Part 2 of 3.

The War: When Things Get Tough

July 1943 to December 1943. On daylight bombing missions, American airmen gamble with their lives against overwhelming odds to bring the war to the heart of Hitler's vast empire. Allied forces invade Sicily and then Italy but, as they grind their way towards Rome, the weather turns bad and the terrain grows more and more forbidding. Twisting mountain roads and blown bridges have to be negotiated while under constant German fire. A series by Ken Burns. Part 4 of 14.

War Machine: World War II: The War of Resources

In World War II, nations' fate rested on resources and resilience. Access to raw materials and the resolve of people shaped victory. Supply lines were crucial for weapons, sustenance, and medicine, defining outcomes on the battlefield. Part 4 of 4.