Days That Shook the World Season 2

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2x01 Disaster in the Sky: The Hindenburg / Challenger Disaster aired Sep 27, 2004

6 May 1937 And 27 January 1986 Two traumatic air disasters highlighting the human cost of aviation: the transatlantic crossing of the luxurious airship Hi... read more

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2x02 The Christmas Truce aired Oct 04, 2004

25 December 1914 The first Christmas of World War 1 bore witness to an incredible phenomenon. A spontaneous truce broke out in the murderous trenches, led... read more

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2x03 Affairs of the Crown: The Execution of Anne Boleyn / The Abdication of Edward VIII aired Oct 11, 2004

19 May 1536 and 10 December 1936 The Story of two English kings whose private affairs become national events - how the Queen of England gambled everything... read more

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2x04 Attack on Pearl Harbor aired Oct 18, 2004

7 December 1941 The devastating pre-emptive strike on the American fleet in Hawaii that caught the USA sleeping was a strategic triumph for the Japanese. ... read more

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2x05 Grand Heist: The Theft of the Crown Jewels / The Great Train Robbery aired Oct 24, 2004

9 May and 28 August 1963 The intriguing stories behind two of Britain's most audacious robberies centres on the parts played by the central characters mas... read more

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2x06 Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal / Wolf's Lair aired Nov 08, 2004

22 August 1962 and 20 July 1944 Two assassination attempts that, if successful, might have changed the course of history: the Algerian Secret Army's attem... read more

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2x07 Reach for the Stars: Trials of Galileo / Yuri Gagarin's Flight aired Nov 15, 2004

12 April 1633 and 12 April 1961 Two days on which science challenged the conventional view of our place in the universe: April 12, 1633 when Galileo stand... read more

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2x08 Dinosaurs & Duplicity: Discovery of the First Dinosaur / Piltdown Man aired Nov 22, 2004

September 1824 and 20 November 1953 Two archaeological 'discoveries' which profoundly altered our understanding of the natural world: the first unearthing... read more

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2x09 Terrorism: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln / Oklahoma City Bombing aired Dec 06, 2004

14 April 1865 and 19 April 1995 Eye-witness accounts, key figures and court transcripts are used to retell tow terrorist acts which shook America. The kil... read more

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2x10 Cold War Spies: Gary Powers / Rudolf Abel aired Dec 13, 2004

1 May 1960 and 18 February 1962 These two stories from the height of the Cold War illustrate the mistrust and suspicion of an era. A spy plane shot down f... read more

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