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CNN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The eighth program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 8, 1970-1979, features the major headlines of the day, including the massacre at Kent State University and the impeachment and resignation of President Nixon. The program also recounts the major innovations and events of the 1970s, such as the space probe and the breaking of the sound barrier. Culturally, America was enraptured with director Stanley Kubrick and his breakthrough film A Clockwork Orange, as well as with the disco beats of the film Saturday Night Fever. Features an entertaining and educational look at what it meant to be an American during the 1970s . ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide