The Century: America's Time


The Century: America's Time is a 15-part television series of documentaries produced by ABC News about 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 News, 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 of 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 September 15, 2001 in reaction to the September 11 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.

Episodes

Episode Guide for "The Century"
  1. Heaven And Earth: "Lindbergh's Journey" and "First Step"
  2. Ultimate Power: "Evil Rising" and "The Race"
  3. No Man's Land: "The Great War" and "The Fall"
  4. Memphis Dreams: "Innocence and Rebellion" and "Searching for the Promised Land"
  5. Coming Apart: "Nothing to Fear" and "Picture This"
  6. The Evolution of Revolution: "Live from Tehran" and "Facing the New Millennium"