TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Saturday, July 12th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Aerial America North Carolina
The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.
Aerial America Alaska's Call of the Wild
A look at America's landmarks, including a view of bears catching clams in Alaska's rivers; a high-flying tour reveals Alaska's call of the wild spirit that has lured adventurers and dreamers north for centuries.
Aerial America Georgia
The Empire State of the South; ancient Moundbuilders to the Cherokee Indians.
Aerial America The Great Plains
An aerial tour over America's Great Plains tracks the prairies, farms, oilfields and wildlife.
Aerial America New York
Beauty of the Empire State; Central Park; tallest skyscrapers; mighty rivers; 17th century explorer Henry Hudson.
Aerial America South Carolina
White sand beaches; Blue Ridge Mountains; Charleston's Rainbow Row.
Aerial America Alabama
Vast cotton fields, Gulf coast beaches; famous Civil Rights marches; NASCAR's most dangerous track; steel factories.
Aerial America Boston 24
A day-long aerial tour of the New England city of Boston in Massachusetts; where Americans first rebelled against Britain by dumping chests of tea into the harbor and where rock band Aerosmith first made it big.
Aerial America Tennessee
From battlefields where hundreds died to Beale Street where musical legends were born.
Aerial America Rhode Island
A small state has a whole lot of history.
Aerial America Connecticut
A high-flying tour of Connecticut; exploring the safe harbors, buildings and rich maritime history; the home state of Mark Twain, PT Barnum and Katharine Hepburn; the exclusive Gold Coast, the Thimble Islands and the historic cities.
Aerial America Coasts
An aerial tour over America's coastlines explores the visual splendor and rich history of the nation's varied borders.
Aerial America New Hampshire
Ancestral home of the Abenaki Indians; Henry David Thoreau's first book; Mount Monadnock; New Hampshire is seen from the air.
A supervolcano brewing beneath Yellowstone National Park could be the worst natural disaster in history.
The eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano kills hundreds as a pyroclastic flow roars down its slopes; the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is a slow-motion disaster, starting with small earthquakes before bursting into residential neighborhoods.
Make It Out Alive Oklahoma Tornado
On the evening of May 3, 1999, the residents of Oklahoma City were hit with a devastating tornado.
Ten Steps to Disaster Mount St. Helens
On May 18, 1980, Washington state's Mount St. Helens erupts; revisiting the destructive volcanic event and revealing ten failures that escalated the catastrophe, including ignored warnings, inadequate safety zones and poor rescue planning.
Disasters at Sea Storm Watch
Bound from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Juan, Puerto Rico, crew members on the SS El Faro containership find themselves just 20 miles from the eye of a hurricane; after the ship goes missing, investigators ask why the crew took such a deadly course.
How Did They Fix That? Tunnel Vision
Mike joins crews as they build the world's longest railway tunnel in the Alps, fixing gridlock through the infamous Brenner Pass by drilling, blasting and digging their way through the mountains.
Air Disasters Training Ignored
Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training and crash.
Air Disasters Headline News
Three devastating crashes make front-page news around the globe; the media frenzy puts intense pressure on investigators to uncover the causes.
Air Disasters Cruel Skies
The U.S. Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Miss.; the importance of accurate weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Air Disasters Deadly Disturbance
How routine flights can turn catastrophic in mere seconds when the pilots become momentarily distracted; three flights end in a disaster.
Air Disasters Deadly Delay
Almost immediately after taking off from Madrid International Airport, Spanair Flight 5022 banked to the right, slammed into a creek and burst into flames.