Days That Shocked the World
Overview:
Days that Shocked the World explores the most iconic disasters of the last 50 years, combining eye-witness testimony with powerful archive footage, to learn how each tragedy changed both the lives of individuals and the world. The anthology series features one- and two-part episodes that coincide with key anniversaries of these defining global events: including the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of the same year, the 2000 Air France Concorde crash, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and the 2011 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami.
Space Shuttle Challenger
Season 1 · Episode 1
Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.1)
Season 1 · Episode 2
Fukushima earthquake and tsunami (Pt.2)
Season 1 · Episode 3
Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.1)
Season 1 · Episode 4
Chernobyl nuclear disaster (Pt.2)
Season 1 · Episode 5
Concorde Crash
Season 1 · Episode 6
9/11 (Pt.1)
Season 1 · Episode 7
9/11 (Pt.2)
Season 1 · Episode 8
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