1989: The Year that Made Us

The most consequential events of 1989, including the rise of tabloid news culture, the start of the Internet and the media industry.

2019 HD 60min TV-14 United States English

Delbert Hunt

Documentary History

Former Secretary of State James Baker and award-winning journalists share their stunning accounts from 1989, the year global revolution broke out.

Chuck D. and Arsenio Hall reflect on the cultural and political events of 1989 that helped awaken mainstream audiences to the black experience.

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.

Bart, Simpson, Batman, and the little Mermaid.

In 1989 the news went wild. Larry King and Connie Chung examine the rise of tabloid TV.

Former Secretary of State James Baker and retired Gen. David Petraeus trace the origins of America’s longest war back to Afghanistan in 1989.

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