Nightline 30th Anniversary

00001Nightline 30th AnniversaryAn interactive timeline of Nightline's 30 years of broadcast

journalism.Nightlinedefault.jpg19792010000001000001'Nightline's' Beginnings1979198911/29/1979November 29, 1979"Nightline" develops out of a temporary evening broadcast
devoted to coverage of the Iran hostage crisis. Ted Koppel, ABC News' Chief Diplomatic
Correspondent, begins as fill-in anchor of "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage," but is later
promoted to anchor of the program.VideoKoppel anchors news on the 63 Americans taken hostage
at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091110_ntl_archive_19791129.flvhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_nt
l_archive_19791129_091110_ms.jpgTed Koppel reports late breaking
news.http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_archive_19791129_091110_mw.jpgArticleU
nrest Plagues Iran After 2009
Electionhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7857874ArticleNeda: The Face of an
Uprisinghttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7974049000002'Nightline' Officially
Debuts1979-19893/24/1980March 24, 1980Ted Koppel takes the helm of the newly titled show,
"Nightline." The show's name comes from a horse racing term, the morning line, a daily listing of
what horses would be running and who were the favorites. Since the show was to air at night, it was
called "Nightline." The show embraces new satellite technology to bring guests together from
around the world.VideoKoppel thought the "Nightline" debut was "flat."http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091110_ntl_archive_19800324.flvhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl
_ted_koppel_100316_ms.jpgTed
Koppelhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_ted_koppel_100316_mw.jpgArticle Ousted
Philippine President Grilled on Wife's 3,000 Pairs of
Shoeshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9044413ArticleJim and Tammy Fay Bakker
Interview One of 'Nightline's' Highest Ratedhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/charismatictelevangelists-mired-scandal-10028834000003History Atop Mount Everest1979-198910/1/1982Oct.
1, 1982"Nightline" broadcasts the first ever live shot of Mt. Everest. Five satellite dishes are linked
together to send the images back to Kathmandu, Nepal. Shortly before the broadcast, one of the
dishes is knocked over by a yak. Despite the hardships and the yak, they still make air.VideoNew
technology is harnessed for first ever live shot of Everest.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091112_ntlarchive_19821001.flv10:34http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Technology
/nm_everest_091019_ms.jpgWorld's tallest
mountainhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Technology/nm_everest_091019_mw.jpgArticleKid Climber
Scales World's Highest
Mountainshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6152545ArticleAbove the Clouds:
Dominating the Earth's Highest
Peakshttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/videoLogin?id=3889964000004Challenger
Disaster1979-19891/28/1986Jan. 28, 1986The explosion of the spaceshuttle Challenger and the
death of seven American pioneers aboard is witnessed on live television by millions of Americans.
The impact of the tragedy is felt on space exploration, on national security and on the morale of all
Americans.VideoA booster failure causes Challenger to explode 73 seconds after liftoff.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_challenger_860128
.flv5:50http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Technology/ap_challenger_100204_ms.jpgChallenger
Disasterhttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Technology/ap_challenger_100204_mw.jpgArticleNASA Tapes
Over Lunar Landinghttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8106567ArticleBritain Launches
UFO Investigationhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6076967000005Chernobyl
Meltdown1979-19894/26/1986April 26, 1986The Soviets wait days to inform neighboring countries
of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown. "Nightline" examines the perilous effects of previous nuclear

disasters around the world.VideoThe Chernobyl power plant is the site of worst nuclear disaster in
history.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_chernobyl_860429.flv5:30http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ch
ernobyl_ms.jpgChernobyl
explosionhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/chernobyl_mw.jpgArticle'Sludge City' Citizens
Sue Fordhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6651424ArticleSchoolchildren Taught Perils
of Nuclear Proliferationhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7809098000006AIDS Town
Hall Meeting1979-19896/5/1987June 5, 1987Ted Koppel hosts a national town hall featuring stories
of people affected by AIDS and an expert panel fielding viewers' questions about the epidemic.
"Nightline" is one of the first media outlets to cover the disease.VideoThe Town Hall on AIDS runs
past 3:30 AM on the East Coast, with millions still watching the live event.
http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/AIDS Town
Hall.flv7:21http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_aids_town_hall_100311_ms.jpghttp://a.abc
news.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_aids_town_hall_100311_mw.jpgArticleKen Meeks: The Face of
AIDShttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/face-aids-10050018ArticleAlicia Keys Pours Heart into
AIDS Fight in Africahttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5229447000007The Muppets on
Wall Street 1979-198911/6/1987Nov. 6, 1987The Muppets visit the "Nightline" studio to discuss Wall
Street and the economy. They join Ted Koppel during a special show following the stock market
crash of Black Monday. Kermit, Fozzie and his friends help simplify the financial terms used to
describe the markets.VideoKermit and the gang join "Nightline."http://videocdn.abcnews.com/871106_ntl_story_Muppets.flvhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/Kermit_m
s.jpgKermithttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/Kermit_mw.jpgArticleSuze Orman Takes
Financial Sense to the Streetshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7848353ArticleGeneral
Motors At the End of the
Road?http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7731394000008Mideast Town Hall197919894/26/1988April 26, 1988"Nightline" broadcasts a historic live debate between Palestinian and
Israeli leaders. Bringing the enemies face-to-face on a Jerusalem stage, however, proves a booking
nightmare. Palestinian panelists finally agree to participate, as long as a 3-foot high wall divides the
stage.Video"Nightline" producers are warned such a Town Hall will be "impossible" to pull
off.http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/880426_ntl_story_Israel Palestine Town
Hall.flv6:12http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_townhall_100316_ms.jpgTown
Hallhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_townhall_100316_mw.jpgArticleSeeds of Peace
in the Middle Easthttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5341492ArticleThe
Hajjhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9084391000009Fall of the Berlin Wall1979198911/9/1989Nov. 9, 1989The 96-mile scar dividing Berlin comes tumbling down. "Nightline"
began broadcasting in 1980, during the height of the height of Soviet expansion. During the next 11
and a half years, the show devoted nearly 250 broadcasts to Soviet-related stories.VideoSince the
Second World War, the Berlin Wall is a focus of America's fears.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/abc_archive_NTBB8241A.flv7:44http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/International/abc
_berlin_wall_fall_091105_ms.jpgFall of the Berlin
Wallhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/International/abc_berlin_wall_fall_091105_mw.jpgArticleKremli
n Falls: The End of the Soviet
Erahttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5244888ArticleLegacy of the Berlin
Wallhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5237727000010Mandela Freed in South
Africa1990-19992/11/1990Feb. 11, 1990Nelson Mandela sits down with Ted Koppel in South Africa,
in one of his first interviews since his release from prison.VideoNelson Mandela is freed after 27
years in prison.http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/900215_ntl_story_Mandela
Koppel.flv4:08http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/mandelafree_ms.jpgNelson
Mandelahttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/mandelafree_mw.jpgArticleSouth Africa's
Political Prisonerhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5255404ArticleTutu and Botha
Debate Apartheidhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/historic-debate-south-afr-

ca-10157381000011Madonna Too Sexy for TV1990-199912/3/1990Dec. 3, 1990Young pop star

Madonna defends her racy new music video "Justify My Love," which has been censored by
MTV.VideoMadonna addresses the controversy on "Nightline."http://videocdn.abcnews.com/901203_ntl_story_Madonna.flvhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/US/Madonna%20T
our_ms.jpgMadonnahttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/US/Madonna%20Tour_mw.jpgArticleThe
Material Mom Turns 50http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4915744ArticleCher's Big
Comebackhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4260370000012The Gulf War199019991/16/1991Jan. 16, 1991President George H.W. Bush pits the U.S. military might against Iraq
after its invasion of neighboring Kuwait. "Nightline" tracks the first hours of Operation Desert
Storm.VideoTed Koppel will be the first Western journalist to reach Baghdad during the
conflict.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_desertstorm_910116.flv4:14http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/
desertstorm_ms.jpgGulf
Warhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/desertstorm_mw.jpgArticleOperation Iraqi Freedom
Rolls Outhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9493892ArticleWar's End: Casualty
Counthttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9493892000013Moment of Crisis: The LA
Riots1990-19995/28/1992May 5, 1992A special "Nightline" investigation examines the crisis that
brought fire and death to the streets of Los Angeles after the verdict in the Rodney King trial. The
issue of race continues to be investigated in the ongoing series "America in Black and
White."VideoSouth Central LA is turned inside-out by a racially-charged riot.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091110_ntl_archive_19920528_1.flv14:20http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightlin
e/rodneyking_ms.jpgLA
Riotshttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_archive_19920528_091110_mw.jpgArticleAl
Campanis: Race in
Baseballhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/playerIndex?id=3034970ArticleLegacy of Little
Rock: 40 Years After
Integrationhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/videoLogin?id=363152800001472 Hours to
Victory: Behind the Scenes with Bill Clinton1990-199911/4/1992Nov. 4, 1992"Nightline" is given
unprecedented access to the final days of Bill Clinton's 1992 Presidential campaign. Cameras catch
the private moments on the plane between his final stops to pitch his presidency. And "Nightline" is
in the campaign's war room in Little Rock as the results of the vote come in.Video"Nightline" also
scores the first interview with the President-elect.http://videcdn.abcnews.com/091111_ntl_archive_19921104_1.flv10:58http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightlin
e/ap_ntl_clinton_1992_100322_ms.jpgBill
Clintonhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_clinton_1992_100322_mw.jpgArticleBill
Clinton Admits Affairhttp://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/bill-clinton-lewinksy-affair-998-9533796ArticleJohn Kerry's Silver Star
Questionedhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5370935000015Bosnia: Children of
War1990-19992/3/1993Feb. 3, 1993 For all the complicated geo-politics of the Bosnian War,
"Nightline" focalizes the conflict through the eyes of its children in a two part special from
correspondent Dave Marash.VideoChildren are the innocent casualties of hatred in
Bosnia.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091112_ntlarchive_19930203.flv11:28http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/a
bc_ntlarchive_bosnia_19930203_ms.jpgUnseen victims of Bosnia
warhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntlarchive_bosnia_19930203_mw.jpgArticleBosnia
: Keeping the Peacehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5253493ArticleCrisis in
Kosovohttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4306495000016The Siege at Waco199019994/19/1993April 19, 1993The 51-day standoff at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas
ends in an apocalyptic inferno.Video74 people, including 25 children, die in David Koresh's
compound.http://video-

cdn.abcnews.com/abc_archive_NTBA7358A_001.flv9:29http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/US/abc_arch
ive_NTBA7358A_001_ms.jpgWaco
Firehttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/US/abc_archive_NTBA7358A_001_mw.jpgArticleSweat Lodge
Guru Investigated in Deathshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8953844ArticleAmish
Schoolhouse Massacrehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9060101000017The Badlands:
Death of an American Neighborhood1990-19998/22/1995Aug. 22, 1995"Nightline" profiles a north
Philadelphia neighborhood decaying as it is overrun by drugs and crime. VideoResidents call the
neighborhood "the Badlands."http://videocdn.abcnews.com/950822_ntl_Badlands.flv11:30http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_badla
nds_100322_ms.jpgNorth
Philadelphiahttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_badlands_100322_mw.jpgArticleTrauma
Ward in 'Killadelphia'http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5238930ArticleHeroin in the
Heartland: Expectant Mom Battles Addictionhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/heroinheartland-10029056000018OJ Simpson: Trial of the Century1990-199910/3/1995Oct. 3,
1995Millions tune in to watch as a verdict of "not guilty" is handed down in the OJ Simpson murder
trial. "Nightline" examines how the response to the verdict in the "Trial of the Century" seems to
separate Americans, black and white.VideoSimpson is found not guilty of the murder of ex-wife
Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_ojverdict_95103.flv9:13http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ojver
dict95103_ms.jpgOJ Simpson
Trialhttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ojverdict95103_mw.jpgArticleEx-Cop Drew Peterson a
Murderer?http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6766442ArticleUndercover Mother Tries to
Clear Son's Namehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7007264000019Morrie: Lessons on
Living1990-19993/17/1995March 17, 1995Among Ted Koppel's favorite programs is the profile of
Morrie Schwartz, a retired sociology professor dying from ALS. "Some of 'Nightline's' most
fascinating shows over the years have featured people no one has ever heard of, and Morrie is a
perfect example," Koppel says. Schwartz's story is later told in a bestselling book.VideoSchwartz
shares wit and wisdom in his final year of life.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/070917ntl_extra.flv5:59http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/070917ntl_extra
_ms.jpgMorrie Schwartz Lessons on living and
dyinghttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/070917ntl_extra_mw.jpgArticleDarius Battles
Muscular Dystrophyhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/teen-braves-muscular-dystrohy-10028728ArticleLife and Death: The Sandwich
Generationhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/cancer-gap-10029011000020Silicon Valley
Revolution1990-199910/13/1997Nov. 13, 1997"Nightline" goes to the wild west of technology and
venture capitalism, Silicon Valley. The show is part of the series "Revolution in a Box," examining
how emerging technologies are changing our daily lives.VideoSandal-wearing 25 year-olds become
instant millionaires.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/071012ntl_tunnel.flv5:59http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_microso
ft_1997_100322_ms.jpgSilicon
Valleyhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_microsoft_1997_100322_mw.jpgArticleThe
Microsoft Superpowerhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/microsoft-monopol-10169889ArticleDawning of the Digital Agehttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/computer-worl-10170953000021Over the Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story2000-20105/24/2001May 24, 2001The
world did not discover Eva Cassidy's musical talent until she was already gone, dead at the age of 33
of melanoma.VideoFive years after her death, Cassidy reached the top of the British pop
charts.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/010525_ntl_eva_cassidy.flv5:59http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/010525_
ntl_eva%20cassidy_ms.jpgEva
Cassidyhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/010525_ntl_eva%20cassidy_mw.jpgArticleThe
Heartbreak Kid: Autism and Lovehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5055527ArticleArctic

Football Teamhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5229827000022Ground Zero: Hallowed

Ground2000-20102/1/2002Feb. 1, 2002The terrorist attacks of 9-11 reduce the World Trade Center
to over a million tons of twisted metal and rubble. "Nightline" traces the effort to recover and
preserve the wreckage and relics of Ground Zero.VideoThe cleanup at Ground Zero is a caring
recovery effort.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/020201_ntl_groundzero1.flv11:58http://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_
groundzero_060413_nr.jpgGround Zero: Hallowed
Groundhttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_groundzero_060413_50x50.jpgArticleThe
Pentagon Survivorshttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/survivors-par-10051208ArticlePhotographing Ground Zerohhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/part-groun-10093936000023The Tip of the Spear: Invasion of Iraq2000-20104/7/2003April 7, 2003Ted Koppel
embeds with the 3rd Infantry Division as it rolls 300 miles across the desert from northern Kuwait
and into Baghdad.Video"Nightline" documents the three week journey to Iraq's capital.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091112_ntlarchive_20030407_1.flv9:56http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Internatio
nal/ap_iraq_100321_ms.jpgIraq
Warhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/International/ap_iraq_100321_mw.jpgArticle'Nightline's'
Controversial Salute to the Fallenhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9044380ArticleThe
Long Road Homehttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/playerIndex?id=2926509000024Tsunami:
Wave of Destruction2000-201012/27/2004Dec. 27, 2004An undersea earthquake off the Sumatran
coast triggers massive tsunami waves that pummel the landmasses surrounding the Indian Ocean.
The scope of the disaster is biblical. Nearly 230,000 are dead and entire towns are wiped from the
earth.VideoEarthquake in the Indian Ocean triggers killer tsunami.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/041227_ntl_story_Tsunami
.flv4:17http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/AP_ntl_tsunami_ms.jpgTsunamihttp://a.abcnews.g
o.com/images/Nightline/AP_ntl_tsunami_mw.jpgArticleBattling the California
Fireshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5235581ArticleClimate of Fear in
Myanmarhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/videoLogin?id=3666500000025Katrina: A Storm to
Remember2000-20109/1/2005Sept. 1, 2005Ted Koppel grills FEMA director Michael Brown about
the slow federal response to provide aid after Hurricane Katrina hit. Brown claims the federal
government had yet to learn about the humanitarian crisis at the New Orleans Convention Center,
despite robust TV and radio reports documenting the situation.Video"Don't you guys watch
television?" asks Koppel.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/070829ntl_classic.flv8:17http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/katrin_ms.jpg
Tsunamihttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/katrin_mw.jpgArticleThe Silent
Cityhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5390843ArticleHurricane Katrina Horror: The
Evacuationhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video?id=3512311000026Ted Koppel Signs Off2000201011/22/2005Nov. 22, 2005After 25 years at the "Nightline" anchor desk, Ted Koppel signs off for
the final time.VideoAnchor of 25 years says final goodnight to "Nightline."http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091111_ntl_archive_20051122.flv8:17http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/nt
l_mideast_880426_ms.jpgTed
Koppelhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ntl_mideast_880426_mw.jpgArticleKoppel Makes
Guest Appearance on New 'Nightline'http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/inside-wir-guantanamo-10050555Article'World News' Pays Tribute to Ted
Koppelhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/ted-koppel-bis-farewell-nightline-10029059000027Debut of New 'Nightline'2000-201011/28/2005Nov. 28, 2005A
new era of "Nightline" begins. The show is co-anchored from New York and Washington by Terry
Moran, Cynthia McFadden and Martin Bashir. The show is also updated to a multi-topic
format.VideoTerry Moran spends week reporting from Guantanamo Bay.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/GEARTH_NTL_GUANTANAMO_06062.flv8:31http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/202
0/abc_nightline_070425_ms.jpgNightline
anchorshttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_nightline_070425_thumb.jpgArticleMartha

Stewart Sits Down with Cynthia

McFaddenhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9133691ArticleJose Canseco Exclusive with
Martin Bashirhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4540745000028Virginia Tech
Massacre2000-20104/16/2007April 16, 2007A special hour-long broadcast features Terry Moran live
from Blacksburg, Va., following the Virginia Tech massacre.VideoA vigil is held for the 32 people
killed by Seung-Hui Cho on Virginia Tech's campus.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_vtech_070416.flv7:01http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/b55b1944-f178
-4db3-8713-63427250bd31_ms.jpgVirginia Tech students
grieve.http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/US/b55b1944f178-4db3-8713-63427250bd31_mw.jpgArticleThe Virginia Tech Flower
Shophttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/videoLogin?id=3062142ArticleMind of a
Killerhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/videoLogin?id=3544534000029Afghanistan: The Other
War2000-201011/12/2007Nov. 12, 2007"Nightline" reports on the "forgotten war" in Afghanistan. In
this 2007 piece produced with "Vanity Fair," embeds follow the Second Platoon of the 173rd
Airborne as they struggle to make peace in the Taliban-controlled Korangal Valley of
Afghanistan.VideoDispatches from the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/071112ntl_brianross_1.flv6:58http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntil_
brianross_1_071112_ms.jpgFrontlines of war in
Afghanistanhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntil_brianross_1_071112_mw.jpgArticleEl
ite Agents Battle Afghan Drug
Tradehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8379240ArticleUnseen Afghanistan of Cold
Warhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/playerIndex?id=3459615000030Kanye West: Hip Hop's
'Creative Genius'2000-20109/24/2007Sept. 24, 2007"Nightline" goes behind the music with rapper
Kanye West.VideoThe rapper offers no apologies for success and calls out his critics.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/GEARTH_NTL_KANYEWEST_070924.flv3:08http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/GMA
/abc_kanye_west_01_081125_ms.jpgKanye
Westhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/GMA/abc_kanye_west_01_081125_mw.jpgArticleBeatles Shape
Pop Culturehttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/videoLogin?id=3571964ArticleBB King's
Memphis Sound http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Video/playerIndex?id=3517938000031The
'Nightline' Face-Off2000-20105/9/2007May 9, 2007The "Nightline" Face-Off debuts with opposing
sides fiercly debating hot topics, like "Does God Exist?" A re-invention of the Town Hall format,
subsequent Face-Off's will examine: "Does Satan Exist?;" "Is America Addicted to Porn?;" and "Are
We Born to Cheat?"VideoKirk Cameron and panelists debate: Does God Exist?http://videocdn.abcnews.com/070509ntl_faceoff1.flv6:50http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_deba
te_070509_ms.jpgFaceOffhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_faceoff1_070509__50x50.jpgArticleFace-Off:
Does Satan Exist?http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7185663ArticleFace-Off: Are We
Born to Cheat?http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8669032000032The Contenders: Barack
Obama2000-201011/26/2007Nov. 26, 2007"Nightline" devotes extended coverage to the presidential
primaries in the series "The Contenders." Co-anchor Terry Moran interviews Sen. Barack Obama
nine times over the course of the campaign -- more than any other network anchor.VideoTerry
Moran is on the trail with Barack Obama in Iowa.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/071126_ntl_story_Obama Moran
Iowa.flv13:05http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_obama2_071126_ms.jpgObama and
Moranhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_obama1_071126_mw.jpgArticleObama's
Historic Visit to Iraqhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5422331 ArticleObama Battles in
Final Presidential Debate http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6045975000033The
Contenders: Hillary Rodham Clinton2000-20101/31/2008Jan. 31, 2008"Nightline" co-anchor Cynthia
McFadden gained rare behind the scenes access to Hillary Clinton as she campaigned for the
Democratic presidential nomination, and then took on the job of Barack Obama's Secretary of
State.VideoCynthia McFadden is on the trail with Hillary Clinton in Arkansas.

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Clintonhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/hil1_mw.jpg ArticleOn the Trail with Hillary
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000034The Gorillas: Saving a War Torn Nation2000-20104/18/2008April 18, 2008"Nightline" coanchor Cynthia McFadden travels to Rwanda to report on how efforts to save the rare mountain
gorilla have become crucial to dreams of rebuilding a country devastated by a genocidal civil
war.VideoMountain gorillas are amongst the most endangered species on the planet.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/gearth_ntl_gorillas_080429
.flv11:33http://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_gorilla2_080429_main.jpgMountain
Gorillahttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_gorilla2_080429_mw.jpgArticleTree Kangaroos:
'Ghost of the Forest'http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9348556ArticleIditarod: The Last
Great Race on Earthhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5245903000035How to Buy a
Child in 10 Hours2000-20107/8/2008July 8, 2008"Nightline" distinguishes itself with a series of
investigations abroad. In an Emmy Award-winning show, correspondent Dan Harris travels to Haiti
to uncover an epidemic of child slavery. He goes undercover in Port-au-Prince where a trafficker
offers to sell him a child for $150.VideoA special "Nightline" hidden camera investigation reveals
rampant child slavery.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/080708_ntl_slavery1.flv5:40http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/4Oneese_08
0704_ms.jpgHow to Buy a Child in 10
Hourshttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/4Oneese_080704_mw.jpgArticleOperation Twisted
Traveler: Suspected American Pedophiles
Overseashttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8597611ArticlePreaching Hate in Uganda:
Death Penalty for Homosexuals?http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/preaching-hat-10069328000036John Edwards Admits Affair2000-20108/8/2008Aug. 8, 2008In an exclusive
"Nightline" interview, John Edwards admits for the first time that he had a sexual affair with a
campaign employee and that he lied as a presidential candidate.VideoEdwards says that his affair
with Rielle Hunter was a mistake.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/080808_ntl_story_edw_affair.flv11:25http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ab
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Edwardshttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_story_edwards_affair_080808_mw.jpgArti
cleInside the National Enquirer's Pursuit of Edward's
Affairhttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/nightline-012810-9694525ArticleGary Hart Admits
Affair on 'Nightline'http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/gary-hart-affair-apolgy-9875929000037Obama Wins Presidency, Makes History2000-201011/4/2008Nov. 4, 2008Barack
Obama is elected the first black President of the U.S. by a landslide. Terry Moran reports live from
the celebration in Chicago's Grant Park. Cynthia McFadden covers John McCain's concession speech
live in Phoenix.VideoObama is elected 44th President of the United States.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/081104_ntl.flv9:41http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_obama_electio
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Obamahttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ap_ntl_obama_election_100316_mw.jpgArticleYoun
g Senator Obama Preps for DNC
Speechhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5672405ArticleBarack Obama on
Racehttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4478107000038George W. Bush's Unshaken
Faith2000-201012/8/2008Dec. 8, 2008In an exclusive and controversial exit interview with
"Nightline" co-anchor Cynthia McFadden, outgoing President George W. Bush gives his only in-depth
interview about his faith and his relationship with God.VideoCynthia McFadden sits down with
President Bush.http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/081208_ntl_story_bush.flv
12:15http://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/ht_Cynthia_Bush_081208_ms.jpg Cynthia
McFaddenhttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/abc_ann_itn_president_bush_080226_mw.jpgArticle

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Kids Sinners? http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8768811 000039Africa: The Smallest
Victims2000-20102/6/2009Feb. 6, 2009"Nightline" co-anchor Cynthia McFadden travels with actress
Salma Hayek to Sierra Leone, the country with the world's highest infant mortality rate, where 21
percent of infant deaths are for want of a simple vaccine that costs less than a dollar.VideoSalma
Hayek takes a big step to end tetanus in Sierra Leone.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/090205_ntl_story_hayek.flv
8:09http://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_salma_090211_ms.jpgSalma
Hayekhttp://abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_salma_090211_mw.jpgArticleWitchcraft in
the Congo http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7650912ArticleBen Afflecks' Journey to
Congohttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/ben-afflecks-journey-congo-10028781000040Facing
Alzheimer's: A Personal Story2000-20103/25/2009March 25, 2009Every 70 seconds, someone in
America develops Alzheimer's disease. Terry Moran, whose mother was stricken with Alzheimer's,
has his DNA tested for a predisposition to the disease.VideoMoran lost both his mother and
grandmother to Alzheimer's disease.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/090325_ntl_story_terry1.flv7:15http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_
terry1_090325_ms.jpgTerry
Moranhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_terry1_090325_mw.jpgArticleSaving
Daniel: A Year in the the Life of a Brave
Boyhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6357128ArticleThe Frozen
Deadhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8768704000041Paula Abdul Straight Up200020104/23/2009April 23, 2009Award-winning singer Paula Abdul sits down with Cynthia McFadden to
discuss her journey to stardom, rumored prescription drug and alcohol use and her tempestuous
relationship with Simon Cowell.VideoAn exclusive interview with the "American Idol"
judge.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/090423_ntl.flv8:05http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_paula_abdul_090
420_ms.jpgCynthia McFadden and Paula
Abdulhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_paula_abdul_090420_mw.jpgArticleTyra Banks'
Split TV Personahttp://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video?id=8521852ArticleMeryl Streep on Women
in Hollywoodhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6791580000042Church of Scientology
Under Fire2000-201010/22/2009Oct. 22, 2009The Church of Scientology claims its membership is in
the millions, including high-profile believers like Tom Cruise. But the church remains highly
controversial. "Nightline" co-anchor Martin Bashir examines allegations by former church insiders
that the leader of the church has physically struck members of his staff, allegations the church
adamantly denies.Video"Nightline" investigates controversial allegations about Scientology leader's
conduct.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/091022_ntl1.flv7:25http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_3church_09
1022_ms.jpgChurch of
Scientologyhttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Nightline/abc_ntl_3church_091022_mw.jpgArticleScient
ology Courts Celebritieshttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8905042ArticleScientology
Leader Grants Rare
Interviewhttp://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=2664558000043Earthquake Strikes
Haiti2000-20101/12/2010Jan 12, 2010A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes the poor island nation of
Haiti, devastating the capital of Port-au-Prince. Hundreds of thousands are dead and more than a
million lose their homes. "Nightline" is on the ground to document the humanitarian effort and the
medical response.Video"Nightline" embeds with an American medical team working under dire
conditions.http://videocdn.abcnews.com/100203_ntl_story_haiti.flv7:44http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/WN/rt_haiti_quake_
100113_ms.jpgHaiti
Earthquakehttp://a.abcnews.go.com/images/WN/rt_haiti_quake_100113_mw.jpgArticleThe Haiti
Miracle: Adopted Parents Search for

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