Zero Hour:The Massacre at Columbine
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			Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. Using a real-time clock and a split screen to follow key players, the series reveals the compelling and exciting minutes leading up to events that changed the world. The focus of the series isn't the event itself, but the individual moments that culminate in the actual event. By following numerous theatres of action as the clock winds down to zero hour, viewers are put right into the moments leading up to major historical events. Most history programming is done with 20/20 hindsight. The aim of Zero Hour is to experience history just before it became history.This episode chronicles the final hour that saw the worst high school massacre in American history. On the morning of April 20, 1999, in the affluent suburban town of Littleton, Colorado, Columbine High students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 students and one teacher, injured 23 others and then turned the guns on themselves. Based on diaries, recordings, official documents and eyewitness accounts, Massacre at Columbine High is a faithful, multi-faceted reconstruction of this fateful hour. The film conveys the grim intensity and shocking horror of this iconic event, without depicting the killings luridly or explicitly. The massacre convulsed America and set a new benchmark for violence in schools. However, mystery still lingers around Columbine. How could two teenagers have carried out a massacre with such premeditation and cold ruthlessness? Using the latest evidence, this episode demonstrates an extraordinary and unparalleled combination of circumstances which created a modern American tragedy.