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10. The 1990s
2004 - Season 1
The Remarkable 20th Century concludes with the nineties, a decade marked by the rise of terrorism, Operation Desert Storm, the O.J. Simpson trial, the long-awaited release of Nelson Mandela, and the impeachment of President Clinton. Memorable films included The Silence of the Lambs, Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park and Pulp Fiction.
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2004 - Season 1
The eighties emerged with the Reagan era, the rise of Mikhail Gorbachev and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Pete Rose, Larry Bird, and Mike Tyson dominated the sports world while Michael Jackson and Madonna were the king and queen of pop. Dallas dominated the small screen and E.T. The Extraterrestrial made box-office history.
8. The 1970s
2004 - Season 1
The remarkable seventies saw Nixon ending the Vietnam War then getting snared in the Watergate Scandal. It was the decade of terrorists striking the Munich Olympics, Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's home-run record, and Muhammad Ali dominating the boxing world. Landmark films included The Godfather, Star Wars and Jaws, and television aired groundbreaking series as All in the Family and MASH.
7. The 1960s
2004 - Season 1
The turbulent sixties saw the Vietnam War with anti-war demonstrations and Women's Lib finding a voice through Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. Sadly, it also saw the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. In entertainment, "Beatlemania" raged, and The Sound of Music and 2001: A Space Odyssey made their cinematic marks.
6. The 1950s
2004 - Season 1
The fifties saw the Korean War, the rise of Fidel Castro, and rising Cold War tensions. The Space Race began and landmark civil rights events were documented with Brown vs. the Board of Education and Rosa Parks' courageous refusal to go to the "back of the bus." It was the Golden Age of Television, motion picture gimmicks such as 3-D and Cinemascope, and the musical revolution of rock 'n' roll.
5. The 1940s
2004 - Season 1
The forties take us through World War II, from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor to D-Day, from the Holocaust to the death of FDR. But the forties also gave us Bob Hope's USO tours, Frank Sinatra's crooning, sports greats Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson and Ted Williams, as well as the establishment of the United Nations, the State of Israel, and the People's Republic of China.
4. The 1930s
2004 - Season 1
The bubble burst in 1929 when the stock market crashed, sending America in a Great Depression that lasted through most of the thirties. Across the Atlantic, Hitler and Mussolini grew more powerful and frightening. Hollywood released Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, and the economy was strengthened with FDR's New Deal.
3. The 1920s
2004 - Season 1
The twenties roared with flappers, Prohibition, and Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic the same year the movies learned to talk, courtesy of The Jazz Singer. In the sports world fans cheered Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Knute Rockne.
2. The 1910s
2004 - Season 1
The second decade saw the First World War, the popularity of screen icons Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino, and the ill-fated maiden voyage of the HMS Titanic, as well as the emergence of Ty Cobb and Jack Dempsey as sports giants.
1. The 1900s
2004 - Season 1
Highlights of the first decade include the Wright Brothers' flight, Teddy Roosevelt overseeing the construction of the Panama Canal, Thomas Edison inventing the motion-picture camera, and the devastating San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
