1969

Season 1

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The six-part series features first-hand accounts of how the year's events came together at the same dizzying, chaotic time.

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6 Episodes

  • Moon Shot
    E1
    Moon ShotIn July 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins traveled to the moon and planted the American flag on the lunar surface, it brought the nation and the world together. Though the billions spent on the moon shot were controversial, especially among civil rights leaders, it would make America the world leader in technology.
  • Manson Girls
    E2
    Manson Girls"There's a Manson girl counternarrative now"[...]"The women of the Manson family who didn't go to prison have spoken out about their treatment at Manson's hands, and they are beginning to find an audience [...] as these women continue to insist on their identities as not just 'the Manson girls' but as agents and human beings in their own right, popular culture is starting to take notice."
  • The Girl in the Car
    E3
    The Girl in the CarThe story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy.
  • The FBI and the Panther
    E4
    The FBI and the PantherFormer Black Panther Party members give firsthand accounts that chronicle how they established themselves and became so influential in 1969, how their agenda involved and why the White House deemed them a threat.
  • Generation Woodstock
    E5
    Generation WoodstockThe youth movements that spurred the Woodstock music festival and Stonewall Uprising are recalled.
  • Fortunate Sons
    E6
    Fortunate SonsThe gap between the generations grows; three soldiers share their experiences from the Vietnam War; the massacre at My Lai, where American soldiers slaughtered old men, women and children, ultimately changes popular sentiment about the war itself.

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