The Century: America's Time — Season 1, Episode 1: The Beginning: Seeds of Change
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 15 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
How did the 20th century change the ways Americans live? This program examines the early 1900s – when William McKinley was President, a loaf of bread cost only a few cents, horsepower really meant horsepower, flying to the moon was the stuff of dreams, and the average life span was only 45 years – while looking ahead to the decades of changes yet to come.
About The Century: America's Time
The Century: America's Time is a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on 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, 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.
More episodes from Season 1
- E21914-1919: Shell Shock
- E31920-1929: Boom to Bust
- E41929-1936: Stormy Weather
- E51936-1941: Over the Edge
- E61941-1945: Civilians at War (2 parts)
- E71941-1945: Homefront
- E81946-1952: Best Years
- E91953-1960: Happy Days
- E101960-1964: Poisoned Dreams
- E111965-1970: Unpinned
- E121971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse
- E131976-1980: Starting Over