The documentary movie, The Century That Made America Great, is a three VHS tape set that includes the following titles: 1) Th Eagle Soars; 2) Wonders Of The Century and 3) Miracles Of Communication.  The film, The Eagle Soars, highlights stories of achievement by showing up close America's dreamers and doers, the energentic spark plugs who ignited the greatest engine in the history of the world.  See Teddy Roosevelt open the Panama Canal, Orville Wright taking off at Kitty Hawk and Woodrow Wilson sending our boys off to World War I.  Other segments include following"Lucky" Lindy as he flies solo across the Atlantic and the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.  American aviation booms with the great planes of Douglas and Boeing.  Follow FDR, Truman, Ike, JFK and Nixon in the Oval Office.  Finally witness the collapse of Communism and General Schwarzkopf during Desert Storm.  The film, Wonders Of The Century, focuses on technological breakthroughs from automobiles, "talking pictures", heart transplants, computers and spacships.  Watch Thomas Edison light up America, San Francisco open the Golden Gate Bridge, Henry Ford perfect his assembly line, Gillette's razor, Carrier's air conditioning and Mr. Otis' elevator.  Also, follow the growth of the motion picture industry, John Glenn orbiting the Earth, Neil Armstrong walking on the moon and fly in the Space Shuttle.  The film, Miracles Of Communications, focuses on radio, television, newspapers, nickelodeons, magazines and the personalities who brought the world into our homes.  Listen to William Jennings Bryan, share important historic events with Walter Cronkite, laugh at the humor of Jack Benny, Fred Allen and others.  Witness the Nixon-Kennedy debates and the Civil Rights Movement.  Finally, see film clips of some of the centuries great actors like Bogart and Bacall, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason Bob Hope and many others.  Full screen in color, black and white.  Released in 1996.  Runtime 168 minutes.