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.
The Beginning: Seeds of Change
1914-1919: Shell Shock
1920-1929: Boom to Bust
1929-1936: Stormy Weather
1936-1941: Over the Edge
1941-1945: Civilians at War (2 parts)
1941-1945: Homefront
1946-1952: Best Years
1953-1960: Happy Days
1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams
1965-1970: Unpinned
1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse
1976-1980: Starting Over
1981-1989: A New World
1990-1999: Then and Now