The Century

- Season 1

(1999)

Part 1 focuses on the historic flight of Charles Lindbergh (segment "Lindbergh's Journey") and part 2 focuses on the first man to walk on the moon (segment "First Step").

Part 1 focuses on the rise to power of Adolf Hitler (segment "Evil Rising") and part 2 focuses on the race to build the atomic bomb (segment "The Race").

Part 1 focuses on the U.S. entry into World War I (segment "The Great War") and part 2 focuses on the end of the Vietnam War (segment "The Fall").

Focuses on two iconic personalities, part 1 on Elvis Presley (segment "Innocence in Rebellion") and part 2 on Martin Luther King Jr. (segment "Searching for the Promised Land"), both with a Memphis connection.

Part 1 focuses on Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression (segment "Nothing to Fear") and part 2 focuses on the influence of Hollywood (segment "Picture This").

Part 1 focuses on the Iran hostage crisis (segment "Live from Tehran") and part 2 looks ahead to the 21st century (segment "Facing the New Millennium").