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Station:
Smithsonian CHANNEL (US)
Status:
New Series
Start:
Nov/06/2011
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Meet five inventive, courageous, and hardworking entrepreneurs, who led the charge during one of the most exciting eras in economic history. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinway, William E. Boeing, John Jacob Astor and Henry J. Heinz changed the way the world eats, dresses, plays and travels. They each left Germany hoping to find a better life in America and they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Relive the tragedies and the triumphs that made them millions while leaving a major imprint on American culture.
(Source: The Smithsonian Channel)
There is no Next Episode of Pioneers Turned Millionaires planned.
S1E3 - John Jacob Astor
Air Date: 20 Nov 2011 20:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - Levi Strauss
Air Date: 27 Nov 2011 20:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - William Edward Boeing
Air Date: 04 Dec 2011 20:00 (CDT)