These are the seismic moments in world history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs or era-defining events - that have profoundly affected how the world thinks and acts. Events that people remember where they were when they heard the news. Exciting, dramatic, gripping and illuminating, each episode in the series builds a compelling picture of events and sheds new light on the landmarks of our time. Days That Shook The World relives some of the most important days in history, hour-by-hour as they unfold.
The BBC and distributor Warner Home Video have announced the
August 5th release of
Days That Shook The World - The Complete 1st Season Plus the Pilot (yes, that's the official complete title). This 2-disc set (770 minutes) shows you the great events of our time, from the first flight of the Wright Brothers to the Moon landing, from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to the death of Princess Diana, from the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand to the Death of Adolf Hitler.
Episodes also depict Martin Luther King's assassination, Nelson Mandela's release from captivity, Hiroshima's nuclear bombing, the Kristallnacht destruction of more than a thousand Synagogues in a single night , the birth of Israel, the discoveries of Tutankhamun's Tomb and of the Rosetta Stone, The First Nuclear Reaction, the Chernobyl Disaster, John Kennedy's assassination, Richard Nixon's resignation, Marconi's first transatlantic radio transmission, the first transatlantic flight of the Concorde supersonic passenger jet, the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager, and Donald Campbell's fatal "Bluebird" attempt to break the 300 MPH water-speed record.
Video is widescreen, audio is English Stereo, and English subtitles are included. Cost is $29.98 SRP, and here's a terrific look at the box art:
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