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The Man Who Saved the World

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Aired 10/23/2012 | Rating NR

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Secrets of the Dead

The Man Who Saved the World

Season 12 Episode 1 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Watch the full episode of The Man Who Saved the World

Fifty years ago, in October 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. This is the little-known story of how close to nuclear destruction the world really was during those dark October days, and how the heroism of one man saved us all.

Aired 10/23/2012 | Rating NR

SECRETS OF THE DEAD is made possible, in part, by public television viewers.

Secrets of the Dead

The Man Who Saved the World

Season 12 Episode 1 | 53m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Fifty years ago, in October 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. This is the little-known story of how close to nuclear destruction the world really was during those dark October days, and how the heroism of one man saved us all.

Aired 10/23/2012 | Rating NR

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