Air Date
May 5, 2019
Episodes
6 episodes
1989: The Year that Made Us
Season 1
Episodes
1. World in Revolution
May 5, 2019
23 min
Former Secretary of State James Baker and award-winning journalists share their stunning accounts from 1989, the year global revolution broke out.
2. Bring the Noise
May 5, 2019
23 min
Chuck D. and Arsenio Hall reflect on the cultural and political events of 1989 that helped awaken mainstream audiences to the black experience.
3. The Dawn of the Digital
May 5, 2019
23 min
From the first GPS satellite to the debut of the World Wide Web, how tech’s wonders from 1989 paved the way for today’s mobile lifestyle.
4. Show Me the Money
May 5, 2019
23 min
Bart, Simpson, Batman, and the little Mermaid.
5. If It Bleeds, It Leads
May 5, 2019
23 min
In 1989 the news went wild. Larry King and Connie Chung examine the rise of tabloid TV.
6. From Communism to Terrorism
May 5, 2019
23 min
Former Secretary of State James Baker and retired Gen. David Petraeus trace the origins of America’s longest war back to Afghanistan in 1989.
