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Chaos and Crisis

Beginning with the saga of Elian Gonzalez and the controversial 2000 U.S. presidential election, this episode takes us to the tragedy of the Kursk, the rise of reality shows like Survivor, the “Summer of the Shark,” to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole by Al Qaeda. With the help of some of our most famous voices, we remember 9/11, explore how America came to terms with the tragedy and eventually learned to laugh again.

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