20th Century Timeline

Over 20 Hours of Pop Culture & History!

Witness the most significant events from the last 100 years in this dynamic new 6 DVD collection! This salute to the Twentieth Century showcases the global milestones, remarkable achievements and legendary figures that shook and shaped the world in which we live. Through insightful narration, rare photographs and stunning footage, this fascinating collection ventures through the pop-culture and historical highlights that paved the way for future generations. From politics to Pac-Man, prepare to travel through the decades of the Twentieth Century!

Bonus Content:

Discover the History of Your Life! Flashback to the good old days with this nostalgic and entertaining bonus disc that contains five programs capturing the life and times in America, from the 1940s through the 1980s. This insightful series spotlights the most notable figures and events that dominated headlines of each specific decade.

Disc 1 1900s & 1910s

Welcome to the 20th Century!

Witness the birth of an era that changed the world forever. From the first flight of the Wright Brothers to the sinking of the Titanic, these were the decades of great change and coming of age for many modern societies. With the beginning and end of WWI still lingering and a sense of unrest and reform for much of the world, many seized the opportunity and sparked revolution and rebellion into all aspects of their lives.

1900 Welcome to the 20th Century

1901 Europes Grandmother

1903 The First Flight of the Wright Brothers

1906 Earthquake in San Francisco

1907 The Magician and the Tsarina

1909 Suffragettes

1911 Discovering the South Pole

1912 Titanic Sinks

1913 The Last German Emperor

1914 The Assassination in Sarajevo

1916 The Battle in Verdun

1917 The Russian Revolution

1918 Revolution in Germany

1919 The Peace-Treaty of Versailles

Disc 2 1920s & 1930s

Welcome to the 1920s & 1930s!

The Roaring '20s rang in hot with the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. This piece of legislation marked a social and cultural trend that redefined modern society. Sadly, the decade ended with the deviating crash of the stock market and the day know as Black Friday. Amidst the drought and depression in America rose a new leader in Germany, Hitler. From the Nazi invasions in Europe to the catastrophes of The Spanish Civil War, explore the decades of creation and destruction that brought the world to their senses.

1920 Prohibition of Sales of Alcohol

1922 Tutankhamen

1922 Mussolini

1923 Hitler's Coup

1924 Death of Lenin

1925 Charlie Chaplin

1926 The Black Venus

1927 Lindbergh

1928 The Discovery of Penicillin

1929 Black Friday

1930 Gandhi The Salt March

1932 The Crisis in Weimar

1933 The Takeover of Hitler

1934 Mao The Long March

1936 The Olympic Games in Berlin

1936 The Spanish Civil War

1937 Stalin, The Dictator

1937 The Zeppelin Catastrophe

1938 Peace Bought

1938 The Night of Pogrom

1939 Invasion of Poland

Disc 3 1940s & 1950s

Welcome to the 1940s & 1950s!

The devastating events of WWII had profound effects worldwide. The consequences of the deadliest conflict in human history lingered for decades to come. However, with the rise and fall of the Nazi Regime came a booming economy that influenced and improved the post-war era. From the baby boom to the legendary beginnings of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis, the decades of the 40s and 50s introduced a distinctly different society and culture of change and progress.

1940 Hitler In Paris

1941 The Barbarossa Action

1941 Pearl Harbor

1942 Auschwitz

1943 The Boy From Warsaw

1943 Stalingrad

1944 D-Day

1945 Hiroshima

1945 The Capitulation

1946 Litigation at Nurnberg

1947 Kampf Um Jerusalem

1948 Aid Shipment for Berlin

1949 Founding of the German States

1951 Churchills Last Battle

1953 Queen Elizabeth II

1953 The Ascent of Mount Everest

1953 Stones Against Tanks

1954 A Bomb Explodes on Bikini Island

1954 Marilyn Monroe

1955 Adenauer in Moscow

1956 Hungarian Revolution

1958 Elvis

1959 Cuban Revolution

Disc 4 1960s & 1970s

Welcome to the 1960s & 1970s!

Revolution, rebellion and rock and roll brought a series of firsts for the decades of the 60s and 70s. From the first man on the moon and the raging objection over the War in Vietnam to the Assassination of JFK and the Watergate Scandal, the complex decay of social order liberated a generation unrecognizable to the previous. Filled with new thoughts about cultural, social and political norms, these were the years that broke free from the constraints of previous generations to create some of the most significant advancements of the 20th Century.

1960 Eichmann

1961 The Wall in Berlin

1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 The Kennedy Assassination

1964 Cassius Clay

1965 The Beatles

1966 The Goal of Wembley

1967 Benno Ohnesorg

1967 Israel

1968 The End of Prague Spring

1968 The Execution

1969 The First Man on the Moon

1970 Salute in Warsaw

1972 The Massacre in Munich

1972 The Victim

1974 The Guillaume Scandals

1974 The Watergate Scandal

1975 Runaway from Vietnam

1976 Mourning in Soweto

1977 Kidnapping of Hans Marin Schleyer

1978 The First Test-Tube Baby

1979 The Iranian Revolution

Disc 5 1980s & 1990s

Welcome to End of 20th Century!

With the dawning of a new millennium in the near future and the remarkable technical and social advances created during this time, the final decades of the 20th Century are incomparable to any other. From the global tragedies of the Challenger Explosion and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl to the remarkable advancements in global communication via the internet, these are the remarkable events that defined an era and brought a sense of economic liberation and multiculturalism never felt before.

1980 Solidamosc

1981 Assassination Attempt on the Pope

1982 The Falkland War

1983 Hitlers Diary

1985 The Story of Patient Zero

1986 The Challenger Explodes

1986 The Chernobyl Disaster

1987 The Death of Uwe Barschel

1988 Hostage Drama in Gladbeck

1989 The Berlin Miracle

1990 The German Unification

1991 The Gulf War

1991 Putsch Attempt in Moscow

1992 The Bosnian Tragedy

1993 The Failure in Somalia

1994 Nelson Mandela

1995 Israel

1997 The Death of Lady Diana

1998 The President and His Trainee

1999 The Incomparable Century

Disc 6 BONUS DISC The Decade You Were Born 1940s-1980s

Ever wonder what life was really like the decade you were born? Prepare to discover the notable figures and events that dominated the decades and changed the course of history! Flashback to the good old days with this nostalgic and entertaining 5 program collection that captures the life and times in America from the 1940s through the 1980s. This series reveals the fun and fascinating pop-culture and historical highlights of each decade. From politics & pantyhose to Pac-Man, prepare to travel through The History of Your Life.

THE DECADE YOU WERE BORN 1940s

Your decade began with the election of F. D. R., the forty-hour work week, Walt Disney Studios released Fantasia, Nylon stockings went on sale and Glen Miller wrote the signature song, In the Mood.

THE DECADE YOU WERE BORN 1950s

If you were born in the early fifties you are a Baby Boomer, the most influential and powerful group of Americans ever born.

THE DECADE YOU WERE BORN 1960s

You decade opened with J. F. K., the cartoon The Flintstones appeared on Television, Chubby Checker started a new dance craze with the Twist and Alan Shepard made the first U.S. space fight.

THE DECADE YOU WERE BORN 1970s

Your decade began with Richard Nixon, the beak up of the Beatles, Disney World, the waterbed, Ataris video game Pong, the 8 track tape player and the disco ball became 70s icons.

THE DECADE YOU WERE BORN 1980s

It was the decade of remarkable technology, MTV broadcast the first music video, there was a home-video store in every neighborhood and Pac-Man was the best-selling arcade game of all time.

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Längd:	1280 Minuter
Skivor:	6
Region:	1

Upplagd i sortimentet: 1 augusti, 2016