The 101 Who Made the 20th Century
Season 1
The history of mankind is a never-ending story of change, revolution, and evolution, but surely no span of a hundred years can claim to have changed the world so dramatically as the Twentieth Century. In this series we examine the 101 Events which, in the judgment of experts, including those who contribute to the series, most influentially shaped the century, our world, and our way of life.
8 Episodes
- Events 88 to 74
E2Events 88 to 74Count down events 88 to 74 that have shaped and influenced thought, marked wars, changed fashion, and rebuilt economies. We see the release of a book called Silent Spring that put a voice to an important plight, the doom of the Jonestown cult, and the opening of Disneyland. - Events 62 to 50
E4Events 62 to 50The battle of Stalingrad was turning point in WWII, the Rwandan genocide and Tiananmen Square massacre left millions in sorrow, war criminals were taken to trial in Nuremberg, the creation of the bra that would symbolize the liberation of women, and a groundbreaking heart transplant. - Events 49 to 34
E5Events 49 to 34Wars, politics, and revolutions - the events of the 20th century changed the way in which we live. We count down events that include a Treaty in Versailles aimed at bringing peace to the world, the Watergate political scandal, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the assassination of John Lennon. - Events 23 to 11
E7Events 23 to 11From the Wright brothers who flew a plane for the first time, to a country that launched Sputnik into space for the first time, the 20th century showed our rapid advance in technological feats. A new vaccination for the polio epidemic and a leap in human rights with a new Declaration.
