 Beginning with the Suez crisis and ending with the fighting in Chechnya, this program presents a broad sampling of the events that have shaped the post-World War II historical landscape. Clips from the Vietnam War, Bloody Sunday, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, the Somalia relief effort, the Ciskei massacre, and the attempted Soviet coup in Moscow are included. Personalities such as Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Nikita Khrushchev, JFK, MLK, and Margaret Thatcher are captured on film as well, along with Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, Brigitte Bardot, Michael Jackson, and Mick Jagger. Does not contain time codes. (For a version with time codes please see item number 10769.) (58 minutes, color/b&w)
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Item#: BVL10778
Copyright date: ©2000
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-2064-5
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-8097-1
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Great Disasters
Caused both by humans and by nature, disasters have played an unforgettable part in the history of the 20th century. This program contains footage of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse, and the aftermat...(more details) |
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Best Stock Shots #2
This program provides additional high-quality stock footage, ranging from scenes of Cairo, Damascus, Krakow, and the Galapagos Islands; to fish, monkeys, birds, butterflies, lizards, seals, and donkeys; to droughts, wildfires, and public transportati...(more details) |
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Best Stock Shots #1
From spectacular international landmarks such as the Great Wall of China, the Parthenon, the Eiffel Tower, and Stonehenge to scenes of industrial pollution, global warming, and acid rain damage, this program offers images spanning a wide range of top...(more details) |
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Great Events #2
Helicopters lifting off from the U.S. Embassy at the fall of Saigon, an IRA terrorist throwing hand grenades at a funeral, oil wells burning out of control in Kuwait: these unforgettable images transcend words to affect viewers deeply. This program c...(more details) |
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Best of World News 1999
The last year of the 20th century saw the impeachment trial of President Clinton, the resignation of Boris Yeltsin, and the funeral of Jordan's King Hussein. This program includes clips from those and other headline-making stories, as well as footage...(more details) |
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