Beginning with the unplanned fall of the Berlin wall, The Untold Story of the 90s Part 1 explores how technology, media, and politics collided during the early 90s. With in depth investigations of the rise of 24-hour news, the citizen journalist who shot the Rodney King tape, Bill Clinton’s maverick media campaign, and the unsung heroes who built the Internet, we see firsthand the moments that built the world we live in today.

Beginning with the rise of partisan politics and the unexpected origins of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the origins of today's world are explored by investigating the rise of gay rights, the fall of traditional media, the move from offline to online, and the unseen rise of a global terror network.