The Century: America's Time

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The Century: America's Time was a 15 part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel in 1999. Another series, called, simply, "The Century" and also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network. The narrator of both series was the late Peter Jennings, anchor from ABC World News Tonight. Along with distinguished journalist Todd Brewster, Jennings co-authored a book titled "The Century" which became a national bestseller. This series is part of the History Channel's "Cable in The Classroom" curriculum and the study guides for each episode can be found on their website, under the letter "C".

[Study Guides]

Episode Guide: (Air Date on the History Channel)

01) The Beginning: Seeds Of Change (January 03, 2005)
02) 1914-1919 Shell Shock (January 04, 2005)
03) 1920-1929 Boom To Bust (January 05, 2005)
04) 1929-1936 Stormy Weather (January 06, 2005)
05) 1936-1941 Over the Edge (January 07, 2005)
06) 1941-1945 Civilians At War (2 part episode) (January 10&11, 2005)
07) 1941-1945 Homefront (January 12, 2005)
08) 1946-1952 Best Years (January 13, 2005)
09) 1953-1960 Happy Days (January 14, 2005)
10) 1960-1964 Poisoned Dreams (January 17, 2005)
11) 1965-1970 Unpinned (January 18, 2005)
12) 1971-1975 Approaching the Apocalypse (January 19, 2005)
13) 1976-1980 Starting Over (January 20, 2005)
14) 1981-1989 A New World (January 21, 2005)
15) 1990- Machine Dreams: Then and Now (January 24, 2005)

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