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Engineering Marvel: What Makes The...

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What Makes The Boeing 747 So Special?

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One aircraft transformed the world. With two decks carrying over 500 passengers, and wings the width of a football field, it was twice the size of any airliner before it. The Boeing 747 is an engineering marvel. Take a look at the magnificent engineering of this machine.

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On Board Marine One

Go inside the tightly guarded gates of HMX-1, the Marine Corps oldest and largest helicopter squadron, and see what it takes to fly the president where Air Force One can’t. Learn about the rigorous training and testing needed to become one of the privileged few working directly with the presidents travel team. Then, visit The Cage at Quantico Marine Base, where Marine One helicopters are kept. With exclusive access, this documentary takes you inside the presidential helicopter showing not only what it’s like to be on Marine One, but what it takes to fly it, maintain it and keep it safe.

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HJ Heinz Company: The Ketchup People

Walk into any diner in America and you’re likely to see his name on ketchup bottles on pickle jars. Henry J Heinz has been a part of American culture for more than a century. Heinz sold his products on every continent. He coined one of the most memorable lines in the history of advertising “57 varieties”. He was an obsessive genius, yet in an era of domineering bosses and robber barons Heinz motivated his employees with kindness. HJ Heinz was certainly an uncommon man devoted to his religion, his family and his pickles but not necessarily in that order.

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Netherlands

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Veterans light flame as Dutch mark WWII liberation

Dozens of World War II veterans have gathered in a central Dutch town to mark the 80th anniversary of the Netherlands’ liberation by Allied troops from Nazi German occupation. Festivities in Wageningen centred on a square outside the Hotel de Wereld, where German top brass signed papers on May 5, 1945, that formally ended the occupation as the war drew to a close across Europe. Germany finally surrendered on May 8, now known as Victory in Europe Day.

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USA

frank

On Board Marine One

Go inside the tightly guarded gates of HMX-1, the Marine Corps oldest and largest helicopter squadron, and see what it takes to fly the president where Air Force One can’t. Learn about the rigorous training and testing needed to become one of the privileged few working directly with the presidents travel team. Then, visit The Cage at Quantico Marine Base, where Marine One helicopters are kept. With exclusive access, this documentary takes you inside the presidential helicopter showing not only what it’s like to be on Marine One, but what it takes to fly it, maintain it and keep it safe.

Frank.

Food

frank

HJ Heinz Company: The Ketchup People

Walk into any diner in America and you’re likely to see his name on ketchup bottles on pickle jars. Henry J Heinz has been a part of American culture for more than a century. Heinz sold his products on every continent. He coined one of the most memorable lines in the history of advertising “57 varieties”. He was an obsessive genius, yet in an era of domineering bosses and robber barons Heinz motivated his employees with kindness. HJ Heinz was certainly an uncommon man devoted to his religion, his family and his pickles but not necessarily in that order.

Frank.

Netherlands

frank

Veterans light flame as Dutch mark WWII liberation

Dozens of World War II veterans have gathered in a central Dutch town to mark the 80th anniversary of the Netherlands’ liberation by Allied troops from Nazi German occupation. Festivities in Wageningen centred on a square outside the Hotel de Wereld, where German top brass signed papers on May 5, 1945, that formally ended the occupation as the war drew to a close across Europe. Germany finally surrendered on May 8, now known as Victory in Europe Day.

AP