The 101 Events That Made The 20th Century (2017)

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.

Released Jan. 1, 2018 Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.history, imdb.change, imdb.influence

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Production Companies: WildBear Entertainment

Network: Viasat3

Country: Australia
Languages: English

IMDb

7.4

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Trakt

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S1E1 - Events 101 to 89

From the coronation of the enduring British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, to the rise of Iranian dictator Khomeini, to the impeachment trials of US president Bill Clinton. From the discovery of King Tut in The Valley of Kings to the evacuation of Dunkirk.

Jan. 1, 2018, midnight

S1E2 - Events 88 to 74

Count 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.

Jan. 8, 2017, midnight

S1E3 - Events 75 to 63

Counting down from 75 to 63 we showcase great works of art and scientific feats in space, civil wars, sieges, and environmental crises. We see the construction of the Panama Canal and the invention of genetically modified crops that changed the future of food.

Jan. 15, 2018, midnight

S1E4 - Events 62 to 50

The 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.

Jan. 22, 2018, midnight

S1E5 - Events 49 to 34

Wars, 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.

Jan. 29, 2018, midnight

S1E6 - Events 35 to 24

A space venture of a shuttle called Challenger, a ship journey on the unsinkable Titanic, and a car chase of Princess Diana. We see a war in Vietnam, in China, and war upon the U.S.; the birth of the Israeli nation, and a new style of cinema with sound.

Feb. 5, 2018, midnight

S1E7 - Events 23 to 11

From 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.

Feb. 12, 2018, midnight

S1E8 - Events 10 to 1

Which 10 events will stay in our minds and hearts as those that marked history? Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech influenced civil rights laws, apartheid ended in South Africa, a bomb dropped in Hiroshima, and man landed on the moon.

Feb. 19, 2018, midnight

Network: Viasat3

Episode Runtime: 60 min.

Season Runtime: 60 min.

Released: Jan. 1, 2018

Last Air Date: Feb. 19, 2018, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

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