Days That Shook the World: Season Two (DVD) Days that Shook the World is a gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history hour by hour as they unfolded. As the clock ticks the events of the day climax and we learn just what happened and how the day affected the course of history. The series focuses on events that defined the 20th century from the discovery of the first dinosaur remains to the Hindenburg disaster. The programmes also investigate Yuri Gagarin s space flight; the Great Train Robbery; the abdication of Edward VIII; the events leading to the fictional Day Of The Jackal; the theft of the Crown Jewels; the hoax that was Piltdown Man; and disasters such as the Oklahoma bombing and the Challenger explosion. - 883929073825