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Looks at America during the 1980s, concentrating on events that took place during 1983. Unpredicted economic growth during the decade; An efflorescence of information outlets produced by high technology; Ronald Reagan's tax cuts that went into effect on January 1, 1983; 1983 start of a period when most new jobs went to women; The Carnegie Foundation's `Nation at Risk' report of 1983; AIDS first identified in 1981. INSET: The wall came tumbling down..

Examines America during the 1970s concentrating especially on the the events of 1973. Five Watergate defendants pleaded guilty to burglary; Rising tide of violence reflected in the Symbionese Liberation Army's kidnapping of Patty Hearst in 1974; Americans drew back from the noisy activism of the 1960s; Roe v. Wade decision by the Supreme Court in 1973; Gains for many minorities and women; Arab oil embargo. INSET: Getting the bugs out of the White House..

Examines America during the 1960s concentrating especially on events of 1963. Why 1963 was a hinge in United States history; Protest at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 against racial injustice; Betty Friedan's `The Feminine Mystique'; President John F. Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963; 1960s youth culture; First American death in Vietnam in 1963 was the 24th overall; Civil rights movement was already splintering. INSET: The day the music started..

Looks back at American life in the 1950s and especially events that took place during 1953. The war in Korea; Joe McCarthy's anti-Communist antics; America's boom that was simply unprecedented until now; Huge output by American factories that were producing half the goods and services in the world; Increase in the number of televisions; The 1956 Interstate Highway Act; Rosa Parks; More. INSET: One child's simple justice (`Brown v Board of Education')..

Looks back at America in 1943 and other important events that took place during the decade. The formation of the United Nations; Twice as many people were working in civilian and miliatry jobs than a decade earlier; Best-selling books; Paramount's `eyes and ears of the world' and other newsreels; The illusion that the United States and the Soviet Union would remain allies after the war; The suburbanization of America. INSET: While six million died..

Comments on America in 1933 and the start of its climb out of the Great Depression. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal; The blizzard of government programs that were started; Repeal of of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, enacted in 1920 to outlaw the sale of beverages with more than 0.5 percent alcohol; The Golden Age of Radio'; Release of Disney's `Three Little Pigs.' INSET: Down and out in the dust bowl..

Examines a number of troubled American companies that have gained a second life by abandoning dying products and converting to new lines of business. The need to adapt or die; The huge toll of conversion; B.F. Goodrich went from making tires to making polyvinyl chloride (PVC); Other examples of company conversions.

Focuses on the philanthropic efforts of ordinary people in the United States. People who have benefited from the booming economy and now plan to share a portion of their good fortune with others; Amount of money that Americans donated to charitable causes in 1996; The exploration of private family foundations by philanthropists; The example of philanthropist Catherine Muther, founder of the Three Guineas Fund.

Focuses on several sectors of the music industry in the United States in the mid-1990s. The respectability of rock-and-roll; The 12th-annual MTV Music Awards; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland; The huge Virgin Megastore that opened in San Francisco in August 1995; Huge increases in sales of pre-recorded music in the United States; Five top-selling albums of 1995; Most popular albums of all time; More.

Discusses how society in American has changed since 1933. The American society of 1933; The slow formation of the woman's movement; The dramatic shift in sexual behavior and society's view of it; The influence of television; The social conscience of today's responsible leaders.

Profiles some of the controversies of 1992. The riots in Los Angeles; Carjackings; The re-instatement by the Navy of gay sailor Keith Meinhold; Percentage of adults who settled lawsuits against former priest James Porter; Popularity of Christopher Columbus; Continuing concern over the Vietnam War; More. INSET: The Murphy Brown debate (interview with historian Stephanie....

Discusses the television lineup for the fall of 1997. The introduction of 36 new shows by six broadcast networks; The confusion in relation to the lineup; How networks are attempting to win back audiences.