1989: The Year That Made the Modern World Season 1 Episode 1 - From Communism to Terrorism

Airdate: 2019-Jan-06

Episode summary:

Nat Geo's 6-part series "1989," debuts with a dramatic look at a year of revolution around the world. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's new policies suddenly led to the fall of the Berlin Wall; a government crackdown followed brave protests in Tiananmen Square; and a power shift swept across Eastern Europe. Former Secretary of State James Baker and award-winning journalists provide their stunning, eyewitness accounts of these monumental events in history.

About 1989: The Year That Made the Modern World series:

No other year in recent history has played a more pivotal role in shaping the present than 1989. 30 years later, we look at the iconic events that ...Show more >