Watch United Stuff of America

Examining eight of America's richest people, including John Jacob Astor, John Paul Getty and Warren Buffet. What drives some people to amass great fortunes and how do they do it? Is it a lust for money or is it the thrill of the game that gets them out of bed each morning? And once they've achieved their wealth, how do they live? Eight objects reveal the secret lives of America's billionaires.

Featuring everyday objects that have been used in some of the country's most shocking crimes.

Examining food innovations that have influenced the way people eat.

How everyday tools and objects built America: including the shovel, a birdcage, a drill bit, a railroad spike, and a video camera.

A look at the American Mafia's bloody rise to power.

A look at how the evolution of weapons technology changed America's history.

Everyday objects tell the true stories behind some amazing presidential feats, from the cane that took down a would-be assassin to the bottle-thick glasses that turned a man into an unlikely war hero, and the coconut that saved Camelot.