20th Century with Mike Wallace

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  • Premiered: Jul 1995
  • Episodes: 44
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Season 1999
1999x1
JFK: A New Look
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Jul 26, 1999
A review of John F. Kennedy's Presidency (from 1961-1963).
1999x2
Celebrity Killings
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Jul 28, 1999
Celebrity murders and the worldwide commotion they cause are inspected. Included: a look at the killings of Phil Hartman, Gianni Versace, Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace and John Lennon.
1999x3
Nazis in America
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Aug 05, 1999
A study of the often-violent, malevolent decades of Naziism in America and what the subculture imported from Nazi Germany. Included: an interview with author William Pierce (“The Turner .. show full overview
1999x4
Enemy Within: Drugs in America and the War to Stop Them
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Aug 11, 1999
A report on the increase in the abuse of illegal drugs, such as heroin, marijuana, hallucinogens and cocaine, since 1960 also examines the ongoing war between law-enforcement officers and suppliers.
1999x5
The Wall: Building and Destruction of the Berlin Wall
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Aug 13, 1999
The effects on the city's population of the Berlin Wall's construction and destruction are explored. Included: an interview with Vernon Walters, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
1999x6
Kidnapped
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Aug 16, 1999
A focus on past kidnappings in America, starting with the Lindbergh baby and including the Polly Klaas and Patty Hearst cases. Included: the laws designed to prevent them.
1999x7
Child Sex Scandal: Modern Day Witch-Hunts
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Aug 20, 1999
A look at the rise in actual and media-enhanced sex scandals involving children that have gained public attention since the McMartin Preschool incident of 1984. The head of the school and her son were charged and acquitted.
1999x8
Assassination and Chaos: RFK and the '68 Democratic Convention
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Aug 26, 1999
Two devastating historical events from 1968 are chronicled: the assassination of Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and the Chicago riots during the Democratic Convention.
1999x9
McCarthy Reconsidered
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Sep 02, 1999
Sen. Joe McCarthy's term is reviewed, including the cases of Alger Hiss, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
1999x10
Guns and God: The Sieges of Waco and Ruby Ridge
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Sep 02, 1999
A look at the controversial sieges at Waco and Ruby Ridge, in which citizens were killed by Federal agents. Included: Congressional hearings about the events, causes of the violence.
1999x11
Assassination and Aftermath: The Death of JFK and the Warren Report
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Sep 08, 1999
A look at the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the questions that still surround his death.
1999x12
Sizzling Planet
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Sep 14, 1999
Examining the effect of burning fossil fuels on the environment, which is commonly known as global warming. Scientists discuss ways to reverse the damage that has been done to the atmosphere.
1999x13
Terror in the Sky
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Sep 22, 1999
Chronciling two notorious airplane crashes, including the Korean Airlines jet shot down by a Soviet fighter; and the Pan Am jet destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland.
1999x14
Mad Bombers
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Oct 04, 1999
Profiled: George Metesky, the “Mad Bomber” who terrorized New York City in the 1950s. Also: other activists who used explosives to further their political agendas.
1999x15
Hispanics in America
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Oct 12, 1999
The growing social, economic and political power of Hispanics is examined. Included: interviews with Ruben Rambaut of Michigan State University and author Roberto Suro.
1999x16
Failed Promise of UN Peacekeeping
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Oct 29, 1999
Examining the successes---and failures---of United Nations peace-keeping missions, and how the missions have changed with the end of the Cold War. Included: missions in El Salvador, Somalia, Cambodia and Bosnia.
1999x17
Profiling Killers
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Nov 23, 1999
The technology and science used to track serial killers is explored. This episode focuses on the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI, which was established in 1972 to study the .. show full overview
1999x18 Season finale
Israeli-American Connection
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Dec 07, 1999
An exploration of the sometimes rocky relationship between the United States and Israel. Included: Harry Truman's early recognition of Israeli statehood in 1948 and his later refusal of .. show full overview

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