The Century: America's Time
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The Century: America's Time is 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 earlier series, simply called "The Century" also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network in 1999, and also later appeared on the History Channel. It consists of six two-hour shows with each chronicling two different events based around a common theme. The narrator of both series was 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".
ABC ran a mini-marathon of the series on Saturday September 15, 2001 in reaction to the September 11th Attacks. The marathon signaled the transition from 24/7 news coverage, which had gone uninterrupted since the first reports of an incident at the World Trade Center
, back to "normal" programming.
Study Guides
Episode Guide for The Century: America's Time
Episode Guide for "The Century" (earlier series)
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced by the American Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on the 20th century and the rise of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as a superpower
Superpower
A superpower is a state with a dominant position in the international system which has the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests...
. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
in 1999.
Another earlier series, simply called "The Century" also produced by ABC, appeared on the ABC network in 1999, and also later appeared on the History Channel. It consists of six two-hour shows with each chronicling two different events based around a common theme. The narrator of both series was Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM was a Canadian American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer...
, anchor from ABC World News Tonight.
Along with distinguished journalist Todd Brewster
Todd Brewster
-Biography:Brewster served as Senior Editorial Producer for ABC News and co-authored three books with the late Peter Jennings: The Century, The Century for Young People, and In Search of America...
, 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".
ABC ran a mini-marathon of the series on Saturday September 15, 2001 in reaction to the September 11th Attacks. The marathon signaled the transition from 24/7 news coverage, which had gone uninterrupted since the first reports of an incident at the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
, back to "normal" programming.
Study Guides
Episode Guide for The Century: America's Time
- 01) The Beginning: Seeds Of Change
- 02) 1914-1919 Shell Shock
- 03) 1920-1929 Boom To Bust
- 04) 1929-1936 Stormy Weather
- 05) 1936-1941 Over the Edge
- 06) 1941-1945 Civilians At War (2 Parts)
- 07) 1941-1945 Homefront
- 08) 1946-1952 Best Years
- 09) 1953-1960 Happy Daze
- 10) 1960-1964 Poisoned Dreams
- 11) 1965-1970 Unpinned
- 12) 1971-1975 Approaching the Apocalypse
- 13) 1976-1980 Starting Over
- 14) 1981-1989 A New World
- 15) 1990-1999 Then and Now
Episode Guide for "The Century" (earlier series)
- 01) Heaven And Earth: "Lindbergh's Journey" and "First Step"
- 02) Ultimate Power: "Evil Rising" and "The Race"
- 03) No Man's Land: "The Great War" and "The Fall"
- 04) Memphis Dreams: "Innocence and Rebellion" and "Searching for the Promised Land"
- 05) Coming Apart: "Nothing to Fear" and "Picture This"
- 06) The Evolution of Revolution: "Live from Tehran" and "Facing the New Millennium"