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Anchored by Mike Wallace, "The 20th Century" recounts major world events using classic television footage by CBS News and archive footage of the CBS reporters covering the events as they unfold.

With an audience of 2.5 million school children, the Challenger exploded in the sky, taking the lives of seven astronauts; with red flags and multiple chances to stop it, exploring why the Challenger ever took off.

A range of technological advances make the Apollo 11 moon landing successful.

After an oxygen tank explodes, scientists and engineers race against time to save the crew of crippled spacecraft Apollo 13; the mission, which nearly ended in tragedy, becomes a resounding success and exemplifies NASA's finest hour.

The history of the Columbia, the first space shuttle to fly outer space, ranging from its inception to its deadly destruction in January 2003.

The story of Mission Control during the United States' race to the moon. Based on NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz's memoir.

The escape from Alcatraz in 1962 forces the government into a merciless manhunt, but the three inmates are never found; the family of the escaped Anglin brothers searches for answers to its very public mystery.

J. Edgar Hoover keeps files on movie stars and other celebrities.

Changes in the type of outlaw on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list reflect shifts in society.

In 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacks a Northwest Orient flight bound for Seattle and demands $200,000 in cash, then he jumps from the plane, never to be seen again; investigators reveal new information through interviews with experts and insiders.

A citizen sleuth and his team reveal their findings as to the identity of skyjacker D.B. Cooper, who jumped from a plane in 1971, never to be seen again; a former FBI agent and an investigative journalist conduct interviews with experts and insiders.

The escape from Alcatraz in 1962 forces the government into a merciless manhunt, but the three inmates are never found; the family of the escaped Anglin brothers searches for answers to its very public mystery.

J. Edgar Hoover keeps files on movie stars and other celebrities.

Changes in the type of outlaw on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list reflect shifts in society.

In 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacks a Northwest Orient flight bound for Seattle and demands $200,000 in cash, then he jumps from the plane, never to be seen again; investigators reveal new information through interviews with experts and insiders.

A citizen sleuth and his team reveal their findings as to the identity of skyjacker D.B. Cooper, who jumped from a plane in 1971, never to be seen again; a former FBI agent and an investigative journalist conduct interviews with experts and insiders.

The escape from Alcatraz in 1962 forces the government into a merciless manhunt, but the three inmates are never found; the family of the escaped Anglin brothers searches for answers to its very public mystery.