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In this documentary, part of the 20th Century With Mike Wallace series from CBS News and the History Channel, series host and CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace looks at the history of bombings in America, from the 1950s to the latter part of the 20th century. This episode explores the case of George Metesky, who planted 33 bombs throughout New York City over a 16-year period in the 1940s and 1950s. In later years, the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczinski and Timothy McVeigh monopolized the news headlines, murdering hundreds with their vicious bombing schemes. 20th Century With Mike Wallace complements interviews with law enforcement professionals and historians with CBS News archival footage of the aftermaths of bombings, including images from the World Trade Center bombing of 1993. There is also an investigation of some of the terrorists groups responsible for bombings around the world.