The Century

Pivotal factors and people shape the 20th century.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Mar 29, 1999

1 seaons till Apr 10, 1999

Popularity: 1.8667
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Networks
(US)
Production

ABC News (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Evolution of Revolution

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Heaven and Earth87 min

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

  • Episode 2Ultimate Power88 min

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

  • Episode 3No Man's Land86 min

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

  • Episode 4Memphis Dreams min

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

  • Episode 5Coming Apart85 min

    "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.