The Mega-Brands That Built America

The biggest names in computers go head-to-head in a race to create the first portable computers.

Three American retail icons are born within months of each other in 1962, sparking a rivalry for the ages.

An ambitious upstart leaves Wall Street to start an internet store that becomes a global empire, while a young computer programmer revolutionizes the way we buy and sell online--creating rival multibillion-dollar brands that become household names.

Family-owned hardware stores become behemoth brands who battle it out taking big risks, ushering in new innovations, and betting it all in a race to become the number one hardware store chain in America.

To simplify tedious office tasks in the mid-20th century, one unknown company introduces the world's first photocopier and becomes a household name.

An underdog breaks the mold by creating instant photography, revolutionizing how we take photos. And it kicks off a war of innovation between two iconic companies battling to be the number one camera brand in the country.

American cars get a makeover when an engineer creates the first sports car.

Levi Strauss partners with a tailor who makes a groundbreaking discovery during the Gold Rush—sparking a blue jean boom and a fierce rivalry between two iconic companies that spans generations and builds a billion-dollar industry.

Before toilet paper, Americans used just about anything--until the Scott brothers turn a mistake into an opportunity and invent the toilet paper roll, giving birth to a new billion-dollar industry.

Harvey Firestone races to innovation against a crosstown rival as they both bet big on bringing car tires to the nation.