The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe

The 25 Million Dollar Kiss

Hedy Lamar, known to the public only for her sensational beauty, creates the technology that makes our modern lives poss

The Man Behind The Microphone

In the middle of a baseball game, the newswire giving radio broadcasters the play-by-play goes down. So, the radio broad

Fred's Final Wish

Fred was tasked to create a potato chip that wouldn’t turn to crumbles in the bottom of a bag after shipping. Instead,

The Biggest Name In Town

Small town girl, Peg Entwhistle, failed on Broadway and went to Hollywood to pursue her dreams. Her one movie bombed so

They Shook on It

During the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Bank of America founder, Amadeo Giannini, made a deal on a handshake with a

Can You Be There By Nine?

Allen Hale Jr's odyssey to an audition that would change his life forever and give him a role in one of the most syndica

A Very High Bar

Jim Thorpe is one of history’s greatest athletes. He didn’t let his education, his heritage, or even someone stealin

30 Minutes of Disappointing Television

Charles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the

The Code Breaker

Keep Your Voice Down

Former drill sergeant becomes a celebrity and icon as one of the most calming voices on television.

The Missiles of December

A silent Christmas Eve in in 1955 at a strategic defense center is interrupted by a call on the single line red phone wh

He Really Stuck with It

Experiment, after experiment, after experiment, a lonely inventor finally creates the fix-all compound.

Francisco's Flakes

The creation, flop, and success of an iconic film and how it all hinged on fake snow.