20th Century with Mike Wallace

Season 1999

Television news journalist Mike Wallace hosts this hour-long series taking a look back at some of the most important historic events and issues of the 20th century from the civil rights movement to the World Wars to the war against tobacco companies.

Where to Watch 20th Century with Mike Wallace • Season 1999

19 Episodes

  • JFK: A New Look
    E1
    JFK: A New LookA review of John F. Kennedy's Presidency (from 1961-1963).
  • Celebrity Killings
    E2
    Celebrity KillingsCelebrity 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.
  • Nazis in America
    E3
    Nazis in AmericaA 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 Diaries”); and a look at the prolific use of the Internet by neo-Nazis.
  • Enemy Within: Drugs in America and the War to Stop Them
    E4
    Enemy Within: Drugs in America and the War to Stop ThemA 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.
  • The Wall: Building and Destruction of the Berlin Wall
    E5
    The Wall: Building and Destruction of the Berlin WallThe 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.
  • Kidnapped
    E6
    KidnappedA 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.
  • Child Sex Scandal: Modern Day Witch-Hunts
    E7
    Child Sex Scandal: Modern Day Witch-HuntsA 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.
  • Assassination and Chaos: RFK and the '68 Democratic Convention
    E8
    Assassination and Chaos: RFK and the '68 Democratic ConventionTwo devastating historical events from 1968 are chronicled: the assassination of Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, and the Chicago riots during the Democratic Convention.
  • McCarthy Reconsidered
    E9
    McCarthy ReconsideredSen. Joe McCarthy's term is reviewed, including the cases of Alger Hiss, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
  • Guns and God: The Sieges of Waco and Ruby Ridge
    E10
    Guns and God: The Sieges of Waco and Ruby RidgeA 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.
  • Assassination and Aftermath: The Death of JFK and the Warren Report
    E11
    Assassination and Aftermath: The Death of JFK and the Warren ReportA look at the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the questions that still surround his death.
  • Sizzling Planet
    E12
    Sizzling PlanetExamining 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.
  • Terror in the Sky
    E13
    Terror in the SkyChronciling 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.
  • Mad Bombers
    E14
    Mad BombersProfiled: George Metesky, the “Mad Bomber” who terrorized New York City in the 1950s. Also: other activists who used explosives to further their political agendas.
  • Hispanics in America
    E15
    Hispanics in AmericaThe growing social, economic and political power of Hispanics is examined. Included: interviews with Ruben Rambaut of Michigan State University and author Roberto Suro.
  • Failed Promise of UN Peacekeeping
    E16
    Failed Promise of UN PeacekeepingExamining 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.
  • Profiling Killers
    E17
    Profiling KillersThe 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 psychological makeup of criminals. Included: original interviews with past FBI profilers John Douglas and Clint Van Zandt.
  • Israeli-American Connection
    E18
    Israeli-American ConnectionAn 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 much needed weaponry to Israel in their fight for independence against their Arab neighbors. Also: the United States role today as Israel's greatest ally, providing Israel with more foreign aid than any other country in U.S. history.
  • America's Elite Forces: A Checkered History
    E19
    America's Elite Forces: A Checkered HistoryThe peculiar nature of "limited warfare" required specially trained combatants, but political leaders had to learn when and where to apply these units' unique skills successfully.

 

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