historical television programs

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historical television programs

Poisoned dreams (1960-1964)

2005
Chronicles the evolution of the United States over the course of the twentieth-century, focusing on events of the early 1960s, including conflicts between the U.S. and Soviet Union, and the stand-off between civil rights activists and segregationists.

Titanic's final moments

missing pieces
2006
How the Titanic broke apart and sank has been a mystery for decades. What actually happened after the ship hit the iceberg? In 2005 explorers set out to investigate a virtually unexplored site rarely looked at before. See their startling discoveries.

Great monuments of Washington D.C

2006
Tours the great monuments of Washington D.C., presenting their individual histories and the inspirations behind their construction.

World War II begins

2004
Contains two episodes of the CBS News series "You Are. There" which reconstructed significant historical events and presented them as on-the-scene news stories, looking at Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941.

Tragedy and promise

2004
Contains two episodes of the CBS News series "You Are There" in which significant historical events are reconstructed and presented as on-the-scene news stories, looking at the capture of John Wilkes Booth twelve days after the assassination of President Lincoln, and the first Texas oil strike in 1901.

Invasion

2004
Presents a historical recreation of D-Day, June 6, 1944, as American, British, and Canadian troops from fleet of 4,000 ships invade Western Europe from the coast of France and begin an assault on Hitler's Atlantic wall.

Abraham Lincoln's great moments

2004
Contains two episodes of the CBS News series "You Are There" which uses dramatic reenactments and real reporters to provide viewers with an inside look at the writing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and take them to the scene of the Gettysburg Address.

Days that shook the world

The Complete Second Season
2009
Through dramatic reconstruction, eyewitness accounts, and archive footage, each episode pieces together the stories of the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs, and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the world.

Days that shook the world

2010
Through dramatic reconstruction, eyewitness accounts, and archive footage, each episode pieces together the stories of the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs, and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the world.

Days that shook the world

2008
Through dramatic reconstruction, eyewitness accounts, and archive footage, each episode pieces together the stories of the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs, and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the world.

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