{"id":23406,"date":"2021-07-08T06:41:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T10:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=23406"},"modified":"2021-07-08T06:41:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T10:41:56","slug":"the-machines-that-built-america-premieres-july-18-9pm-on-the-history-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/08\/the-machines-that-built-america-premieres-july-18-9pm-on-the-history-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Machines That Built America&#8221; Premieres July 18 @ 9PM on the History Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23006\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Machines-That-Built-America-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Machines-That-Built-America-poster.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Machines-That-Built-America-poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Machines-That-Built-America-poster-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TV. 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