ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE 20th CENTURY
Days That Shook the World
5 DVDs
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Drawn from film archives of Pathe, the BBC, and other news-gathering organizations, these affordable newsreel-type programs constitute a basic record of the 20th century.
People and events are covered in 13–16 clearly narrated segments per decade (about three to four minutes each) that feature lead-in titles, background music, and sound effects. Sampling: Titanic sinks on maiden voyage, Lindbergh flies to Paris, Hindenburg destroyed, Pearl Harbor bombed, Kennedy assassinated, Americans land on moon, Khomeini takes power in Iran, and Germany reunited.
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| Copyright | 2001 |
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| Publisher | Madacy |
| Grade | 6 and up |
| Color | Color and black-and-white |
| Run Time | Approximately 500 minutes |