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The Century

1999

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Heaven and Earth Mar 29, 1999

"Lindbergh's Journey": Charles Lindbergh flies solo across the Atlantic / "First Step": Neil Armstrong steps on the moon; space exploration.

EP2 Ultimate Power Apr 01, 1999

"Evil Rising": Hitler rises to power / "The Race": the race to build the atomic bomb.

EP3 No Man's Land Apr 03, 1999

"The Great War": World War I / "The Fall": the Vietnam War.

EP4 Memphis Dreams Apr 05, 1999

"Innocence in Rebellion": Elvis Presley helps change American culture / "Searching for the Promised Land": Martin Luther King Jr. marches for civil rights.

EP5 Coming Apart Apr 08, 1999

"Nothing to Fear": Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 inauguration; banks fail; internment camps; farm foreclosures / "Picture This": the birth of Hollywood; film industry and the Cold War.

EP6 The Evolution of Revolution Apr 10, 1999

"Live from Tehran": Iran hostage crisis / "Facing the New Millennium": 20th-century thinkers discuss the new millennium.
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Synopsis

Pivotal factors and people shape the 20th century.

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BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
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