Dates That Made History

2018 8.7

Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.

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Seasons & Episodes

Thumbnail for 33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus Season 1 Episode 1
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Dates That Made History

33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus

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Dates That Made History

24 September 622: The Hegira

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Dates That Made History

323 BC: Death of Alexander the Great

Thumbnail for 1492: The New World Season 1 Episode 4
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Dates That Made History

1492: The New World

Thumbnail for 20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath Season 1 Episode 5
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Dates That Made History

20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath

Thumbnail for 11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela Season 1 Episode 6
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Dates That Made History

11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela

Thumbnail for 24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii Season 1 Episode 7
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Dates That Made History

24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii

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Dates That Made History

6 August, 1945: Hiroshima

Thumbnail for 1347: The Beginning of the Black Death Season 1 Episode 9
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Dates That Made History

1347: The Beginning of the Black Death

Thumbnail for 1431: The Fall of Angkor Season 1 Episode 10
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Dates That Made History

1431: The Fall of Angkor