Series from 2012
| Duration: | 5520 min |
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From the 1932 presidential election to the 1980s, a look at the culture, politics, movies, music and newsmakers from five key decades of the 1900s.
The 1940s began with the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to an unprecedented third term.
In the 1950s, parents spurred the biggest story of the 20th century - the rise of the middle class.
The decade opened with John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States.
The 1970s spawned Generation X; their parents were Baby Boomers, part of the Me generation.
For those born in the '80s, their parents were the last wave of Baby Boomers.