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NN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The sixth program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 6, 1954-1961, features the major headlines of the day including the Suez Crisis, the Soviet satellite Sputnik, and the beginning of the civil rights movement. The program also recounts the major innovations and events of the mid-1950s and early 1960's, such as the first microchip and humans' first walk on the moon. Culturally, America was enraptured with the birth of the sound of Motown. Features an entertaining and educational look at what it meant to be an American during the mid-1950s and early 1960s . ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide