The 101 Events That Made The 20th Century — Season 1, Episode 7: Events 23 to 11
Documentary • 51 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
From the Wright brothers who flew a plane for the first time, to a country that launched Sputnik into space for the first time, the 20th century showed our rapid advance in technological feats. A new vaccination for the polio epidemic and a leap in human rights with a new Declaration.
About The 101 Events That Made The 20th Century
The history of mankind is a never-ending story of change, revolution, and evolution, but surely no span of a hundred years can claim to have changed the world so dramatically as the Twentieth Century. In this series we examine the 101 Events which, in the judgment of experts, including those who contribute to the series, most influentially shaped the century, our world, and our way of life.