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- On April 11, 1883, in St. Louis, Missouri, railroad officials agreed to create five time zones in North America: Provincial, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. The concept of standard time zones had actually been suggested by several professors going back to the early 1870s.
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The Century: America's Time: With Peter Jennings, Neil Simon, John Updike, Stephen Ambrose. This comprehensive 15-part retrospective, anchored by Peter Jennings, takes an era-by-era look at America's evolution during the turbulent 20th century.
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The Century: America's Time is a 15-part television series of documentaries produced by ABC News about the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The documentary originally aired on The History Channel in 1999.
No.TitleOriginal Air Date1"The Beginning: Seeds of Change"April 12, 1999 (1999-04-12)2"1914–1919 Shell Shock"April 12, 1999 (1999-04-12)3"1920–1929 Boom to Bust"April 13, 1999 (1999-04-13)4"1929–1936 Stormy Weather"April 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)An era of prosperity, optimism & invention rings in the new century as every American becomes aware of electricity, automobiles, motion pictures and even powered air flight.
The Century: America's Time is a 15-part historical documentary series produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the ...
The Century: America's Time - The 90s And Beyond: Then And Now356.4K views- The Century: America's Time - 1976-1980: Starting Over493.3K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1981-1989: A New World542.7K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse649.3K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1965-1970: Unpinned604.9K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams706.3K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1953-1960: Happy Daze612.7K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1936-1941: Over The Edge895.1K views
- The Century: America's Time - 1920-1929: Boom To Bust2.7M views
Playlist • 48 videos • 656,335 views. It has been a century like no other. And ABC news is proud to present this extraordinary visual encyclopedia of America's last one hundred years ...
In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country observing daylight saving time (DST) for approximately the spring, summer, and fall months.
Special thanks to John F. McDonnell for uploading this series.
