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75th Anniversary for Sydney Harbour Bridge

Watch this video about bridges on HowStuffWorks. The landmark structure took eight years to build and now carries some 200,000 cars a day plus two busy train lines, as well as a foot and cycle path; this celebration marks the 75th Anniversary of the bridge. See how bridges work in this news video from Reuters.


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75th Anniversary for Sydney Harbour Bridge

75th Anniversary for Sydney Harbour Bridge (0:58)

Watch this video about bridges on HowStuffWorks. The landmark structure took eight years to build and now carries some 200,000 cars a day plus two busy train lines, as well as a foot and cycle path; this celebration marks the 75th Anniversary of the... More »

History of the Aborigines

History of the Aborigines (2:52)

Watch this Reuters video to see the history of one Aborigine woman. She explains how the Australian Government took her from her family as a child and forced her to become a domestic servant.

Sir Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Hillary (2:43)

Watch this Reuters video discussing the life and successes of Sir Edmund Hillary who died on January 11, 2008. Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, were the first to conquer Mt. Everest in 1953.

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Discoveries This Week: High Tech Bomb Sniffer

Discoveries This Week: High Tech Bomb Sniffer (0:56)

The Science Channel's "Discoveries this Week," takes a look at the latest in technology in airport security -- a high tech scanner that can sniff out bombs and explosives.

Pearl Harbor News: Images from the Attack

Pearl Harbor News: Images from the Attack (4:13)

Watch this original video made from Pearl Harbor newsreels and radio broadcasts.

Operation Sea Dragon: Suspect Vessel

Operation Sea Dragon: Suspect Vessel (3:43)

The Operation Sea Dragon task force responds to a distress call off of the African Coast. Meanwhile the USS Antietam wards of a suspect vessel.

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Antietam

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Antietam (4:01)

The Operation Sea Dragon task force responds to a distress call off of the African Coast. Meanwhile the USS Antietam wards of a suspect vessel.

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Carl Vinson 2

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Carl Vinson 2 (4:14)

Catch the second half as the USS Carl Vinson packs the biggest punch for the Operation Sea Dragon task force.

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Carl Vinson

Operation Sea Dragon: USS Carl Vinson (5:00)

The USS Carl Vinson packs the biggest punch for the Operation Sea Dragon task force.

Operation Sea Dragon: Al Basrah Oil Terminal 2

Operation Sea Dragon: Al Basrah Oil Terminal 2 (4:24)

Learn more about the most important terrorist target in the world, the Al Basrah Oil Terminal, located off the coast of Iraq.

Operation Sea Dragon: Al Basrah Oil Terminal

Operation Sea Dragon: Al Basrah Oil Terminal (4:55)

The most important terrorist target in the world is ABOT, the Al Basrah Oil Terminal, located off the coast of Iraq.

My War Diary: Hotel Saddam

My War Diary: Hotel Saddam (6:49)

Two soldiers with the 74th Engineer Company help rebuild a bridge over the Tigris River and get to shack up in a former palace.

TLC Elementary School: American Values in Conflict

TLC Elementary School: American Values in Conflict (24:22)

This program explores conflicts in American history that have challenged the interpretation of the Bill of Rights: the Trail of Tears, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and the events of September 11, 2001.