Days That Shook the World

2. The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand / The Death of Hitler

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth on June 2nd, 1953, pioneered a new era in b...

3. The Assassination of Martin Luther King / The Release of Nelson Mandela

The next episode jumps back to 1914, tracing the chain of events set off by t...

4. Hiroshima

The next episode delves into the lives of two passionate advocates for racial...

5. The Murder of the Romanovs / The Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Enola Gay takes off from a secret island base at 5:32am on August 6th, 19...

6. Kristallnacht / The Birth of Israel

The Communist era began with the Russian Revolution and ended with the symbol...

7. Tutankhamun's Tomb / Deciphering the Rosetta Stone

The birth of Israel represents a turning point in Jewish history, emerging fr...

8. First Nuclear Reaction / Chernobyl

The next episode delves into the pivotal moments that marked the revival of A...

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The dawn of the atomic age began with the first controlled nuclear chain reac...

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Terrorist attacks erupt in the Middle East and Scotland, leading to devastati...

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A century of turmoil in America unfolded, punctuated by the shocking murder o...

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As the Concorde prepares for its groundbreaking supersonic test flight from T...