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Two days defined the fortunes of 20th-century Jews: Kristallnacht on September 9, 1938, a turning point in Nazi persecution, and the foundation of Israel on May 14, 1948.

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S1E1: The Coronation of Elizabeth II | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 30'07''

A look at the June 2, 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

S1E1: The Death of Diana | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'01''

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, on August 31, 1997, in a Paris car crash.

S1E10: The Assassination of JFK | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'45''

The stories of a day that rocked the American presidency: the assassination of its youngest leader, John F. Kennedy.

S1E10: The Resignation of Nixon | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'58''

The stories of a day that rocked the American presidency: the resignation of Richard Nixon.

S1E11: Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'10''

This program covers Concorde's first flight from London to NYC on November 22, 1977.

S1E11: Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'36''

This program covers Marconi's first transatlantic radio transmission on December 12, 1901...

S1E12: Donald Campbell | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'51''

The program follows Donald Campbell's fatal attempt to become the fastest man on water on January 4, 1967.

S1E12: Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'09''

The program follows Chuck Yeager's first supersonic flight on October 14, 1947, and Donald Campbell's fata...

S1E2: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2004 | 29'03''

How the duke's death led to the start of the First World War.

S1E2: Hitler's Last Days | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'00''

A dramatised anatomy of the final hours of Adolf Hitler, based on accounts of five witnesses who were in a secret underg...

S1E3: The Assassination of MLK | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 28'53''

This program follows the day Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

S1E3: The Release of Nelson Mandela | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 30'01''

Nelson Mandela's release from prison on February 11, 1990.

S1E4: Hiroshima | Days That Shook the World

BBC Four | 2003 | 59'07''

Documentary recalling 6 August 1945, when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, with testimony from American colonel Paul Tibbe...

S1E5: The Fall of the Berlin Wall | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'41''

Exploring the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 from the perspective of a Checkpoint Charlie Stasi guard commander.

S1E5: The Murder of the Romanovs | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'42''

This program examines events marking the beginning and end of communism in Eastern Europe, including the executi...

S1E6: Kristallnacht | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'26''

Two days defined the fortunes of 20th-century Jews: Kristallnacht on September 9, 1938, a turning point in Nazi persecution, ...

S1E7: Deciphering the Rosetta Stone | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'41''

In 1822, Jean-Francois Champollion cracked the ancient Egyptian code behind hieroglyphs.

S1E7: Tutankhamun's Tomb | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'22''

On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

S1E8: Black September Hijackings | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'30''

How the commercial airplane has been used as a terrorist weapon: the Black September hijacking in 1970.

S1E8: Lockerbie | Days That Shook the World

BBC Two | 2003 | 29'46''

How the commercial airplane has been used as a terrorist weapon: the Lockerbie disaster in 1988.

S1E6: The Birth of Israel | Days That Shook the World

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