History Channel - Assassinations that Changed the World (1996)

They are the tragic stories at the heart of some of history's most defining moments - tales of hatred and obsession, fanaticism and a burning desire for attention. In Assassinations That Changed the World, HISTORY examines the famous assassinations and assassination attempts that have left their mark on humanity. Trace the incredible events following the murder Archduke Ferdinand, which led to the outbreak of World War I. See how one century India lost three leaders, including Mohandas Gandhi, to religous fanatics who disagreed with the political policies of the nation. Explore the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln, killed by a desperate adherant to a lost cause. And consider how history might have been different had some of these incidents ended differently. Where would the civil rights movement be today if Martin Luther King Jr. were still alive? With extensive interviews, archival footage and expert commentary, Assassinations That Changed the World brings these absorbing stories to life.

– Part 1 –
Part 1 contains first two episodes :
• Conspiracy For Change – episode 1 (45 min.) ; Examines attempts to change great power structures by murder and focuses on the assassinations or attempts on Hitler, Trotsky, Lenin, and the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
• Fanaticism That Endures – episode 2 (45 min.) ; The word "assassin" comes from the European name for the member of a secret order of the Ismaili sect of Islam. The order was founded by Hasan ibn al-Sabbah when he gained control (c.1090) of the mountain fortress of Alamut near the Caspian Sea.

– Part 2 –
Part 2 has the last two episodes :
• The Loner Meets The President – episode 3 (45 min.) ; Examines the loner as assassin focusing on Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, and John Hinckley, who shot Reagan to win actress Jodie Foster's attention.
• Murder That Changes The World, Or Does It? – episode 4 (45 min.) ; Looks at leaders murdered at the peaks of their careers, before their full impact had even been realized, including Huey Long, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.