Tech Effect

Technology makes things happen; sometimes it changes things for the better, sometimes for the worse.
The Downing of Gary Powers
S2004 E8

A U-2 spy plane incident fuels a Cold War crisis and escalates an arms race.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre
S2004 E11

On Valentine's Day, 1929, Al Capone's thugs murder seven members of a rival gang.

Pearl Harbor
S2004 E14

The Japanese use specialized technology to make their surprise attack on the U.S. fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor.

Chicago Fire
S2004 E21

A cow knocks over a lantern, sending 1871 Chicago into flames.

Pennsylvania Mining Disaster
S2004 E24

Miners become trapped underground and struggle to stay alive against a rushing river and rising waterline.