TV series · 2019
1969
Documentary
The six-part series features gripping first-hand accounts of how the year's events came together at the same dizzying, chaotic time.
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- First aired
- NetworksABC
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Episode 1 · 23 April 2019
Moon Shot
42 mins
In 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.
Episode 2 · 30 April 2019
Manson Girls
42 mins
Two women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."
Episode 3 · 7 May 2019
The Girl in the Car
42 mins
The story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Episode 4 · 14 May 2019
The FBI and the Panther
42 mins
Former Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.
Episode 5 · 21 May 2019
Generation Woodstock
42 mins
The youth movements that spurred the Woodstock music festival and Stonewall Uprising are recalled.
Episode 6 · 28 May 2019
Fortunate Sons
42 mins
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