Season 1
8 episodes · Jan 26, 2006
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- S1E1
Waco Tragedy
Jan 26, 200660mA 1993 standoff between Branch Davidian cult members and U.S. government agents results in the deaths of many children and adults.
- S1E2
DC Sniper Case
Jan 26, 200660mRetrace each step of the Washington, D.C. snipers as they stalked their prey, toyed with police and sent waves of fear through the community. Deconstruct the events of those frightful weeks and the intense police struggle to stop the killers.
- S1E3
Osama's Escape
Aug 29, 200660mElusive al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden escapes a barrage of bombs and gunfire during the battle at Tora Bora, Afghanistan, in 2001.
- S1E4
Iran Hostage Crisis
Sep 27, 200660mAt the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 1979, 66 Americans are taken hostage and held captive for 444 days. The U.S. makes several unsuccessful attempts to secure the release of the hostages, including, imposing harsh economic sanctions, breaking diplomatic relations with Iran, and planning a military rescue mission. Finally, in January 1981, Algerian diplomats mediate an agreement between the U.S. and Iran, securing the freedom of the hostages.
- S1E5
L.A. Riots
Oct 4, 200660mIn 1992 Los Angeles, mobs loot stores, burn buildings and attack innocent bystanders after a jury acquits four police officers of beating a black motorist.
- S1E6
Jonestown Tragedy
Oct 11, 200660mIn 1978 Guyana, more than 900 members of Peoples Temple die after drinking beverages laced with cyanide.
- S1E7
Desert Storm
Oct 18, 200660mA look at the U.S. strategy for fighting the 1991 Persian Gulf War and whether changes could have been made then to avoid the current situation in Iraq.
- S1E8
Getting Gotti
Nov 22, 200660mThe FBI targets New York City Gambino crime-family boss John Gotti.