Synopsis
The six-part series features gripping first-hand accounts of how the year's events came together at the same dizzying, chaotic time.
Episodes
Season 11
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.42m2
Manson GirlsTwo women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."42m3
The Girl in the CarThe story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy.42m4
The FBI and the PantherFormer Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.42m5
Generation WoodstockThe youth movements that spurred the Woodstock music festival and Stonewall Uprising are recalled.42m6
Fortunate Sons42m
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.42m2Manson GirlsTwo women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."42m3The Girl in the CarThe story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy.42m4The FBI and the PantherFormer Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.42m5Generation WoodstockThe youth movements that spurred the Woodstock music festival and Stonewall Uprising are recalled.42m6Fortunate Sons42m
