20th Century with Mike Wallace

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  • Estreia: Jul 1995
  • Episódios: 44
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Temporada 2000
2000x1
The Menace of Nuclear Weapons
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Jan 06, 2000
A history of nuclear armament. Included: the creation of the atom bomb during World War II; the arms race during the Cold War; the threat of nuclear proliferation as a result of the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
2000x2
Losing the War on Drugs
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Jan 26, 2000
An examination of the drug policies of six different Presidents over a 30-year period, beginning with Richard Nixon's election in 1968 through the administrations of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.
2000x3
South Africa: Free at Last
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Fev 23, 2000
Examining the legacy of apartheid in South Africa, from the legalized separation of the races in 1948 to the end of Nelson Mandela's presidency in June 1999.
2000x4
The Trouble with NASA
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Data de estreia
Mar 24, 2000
Examining the current state of NASA. Included: the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the 1969 Apollo moon landing. Also: NASA administrator Dan Goldin discusses the U.S. space program's future.
2000x5
The War on Cancer
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Data de estreia
Mar 25, 2000
Chronicling efforts to fight cancer in America. Included: the medical advancements made since the National Cancer Act of 1971 was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
2000x6
Crisis in Space: The Real Story of Apollo 13
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Data de estreia
Abr 11, 2000
Recounting the story of NASA's aborted Apollo 13 mission. Included: Cdr. Jim Lovell and crew members Fred Haise and Jim Swigert struggle to survive after an oxygen tank in the spaceship explodes on April 13, 1970.
2000x7
The Nanny Danger
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Data de estreia
Abr 13, 2000
Examining risks involved in hiring nannies to care for children. Included: Swiss au pair Olivia Riner, who was charged with arson and murder after the 1991 death of three-month-old .. show full overview
2000x8
Cons, Scams and Swindles
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Data de estreia
Abr 18, 2000
Examining various cons, scams and swindles. Included: television marketing ploys; insurance and credit-card deceits; used-car tricks; and “sweetheart swindles.” Also: Chuck Whitlock, an .. show full overview
2000x9
UN Peacekeepers
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Data de estreia
Abr 28, 2000
A look at the history of UN peacekeeping missions, a means of maintaining unity and security worldwide since 1948. Included: the Security Council; actions in Bosnia in the 1990s.
2000x10
The Legacy of Kent State
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Data de estreia
Mai 04, 2000
Recounting the events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University in Ohio, where four anti-Vietnam War demonstrators were killed when National Guardsmen opened fire on student protesters.
2000x11
America's Elite Forces: A Checkered History
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Mai 08, 2000
Examining the history of the Special Forces branch of the U.S. Army, which utilizes guerilla tactics in contemporary revolutionary and political developments around the world.
2000x12
Disasters at Sea
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Data de estreia
Mai 12, 2000
The program describes disasters at sea. Included: the sinking of the British luxury liner Titanic in 1912, the burning of the Morro Castle cruise ship off the New Jersey coast in 1934 and the hijacking of the Achille Lauro by Arab terrorists in 1985.
2000x13
Great Rescues
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Data de estreia
Jul 10, 2000
Four amazing rescues are described. Included: survivors of the Andrea Doria wreck of July 25, 1956; the raid against Palestinian hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976; the rescue of Air .. show full overview
2000x14
Magic Moments, Tragic Times: Camelot and Chappaquiddick
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Data de estreia
Jul 18, 2000
Observing the Kennedys through the 1960s, from JFK's 1961 Inaugural Ball to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne at Chappaquiddick in 1969.
2000x15
Murderous Rage
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Ago 16, 2000
A look at the increase of violent acts in the workplace, at home and on the road.
2000x16
Gays in the Military
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Data de estreia
Ago 29, 2000
A look at homosexuals in the military. Included: Leonard Matlovich, who was discharged from the Air Force in 1975; Allen Schindler, who died at the hands of fellow Navy officers in 1992; .. show full overview
2000x17
Caught in the Act
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Set 02, 2000
Examining military blunders committed by U.S. spy agencies. Included: the U-2 affair of 1960 and the Chinese Embassy bombing in 1999.
2000x18
1999: The Weather Year from Hell
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Data de estreia
Set 22, 2000
The unpredictable weather of 1999 is recalled. Included: meteorologists comment on global warming.
2000x19
Special Prosecutors
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Data de estreia
Out 19, 2000
A discussion of the Independent Counsel Law, passed in 1978 in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal; includes controversial cases, among them: Kenneth W.Starr's investigation of .. show full overview
2000x20
The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton
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Nov 07, 2000
An examination of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Included: the scandals and the trial.
2000x21
Cops Under Fire
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Data de estreia
Nov 09, 2000
The Nation's increased watchfulness of the U.S. police forces following the 1991 beating of Rodney King is examined. Included: racial profiling.
2000x22
The Gulf War Revisited: The Untold Story
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Data de estreia
Nov 13, 2000
A retrospective of the 1991 Persian Gulf War reexamines the major issues and the debate surrounding the end of the war.
2000x23
The Gulf War Revisited: Saddam's Biochemical Threat
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Data de estreia
Nov 14, 2000
A retrospective of the 1991 Persian Gulf War examines Saddam Hussein's biochemical-weapons threat and its validity.
2000x24
Technology Out of Control
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Data de estreia
Dez 06, 2000
An examination of situations where technological advances have led to disaster. Included: a 1976 chemical plant explosion in Seveso, Italy; the 1986 Chernobyl disaster; a 1984 accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.
2000x25 Final da série
God in the Classroom
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Data de estreia
Dez 26, 2000
A chronicle of religious issues in which the U.S. Government became involved, beginning with the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925.

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