The Seventies (2015)

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  • CNN
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  • Documentary History

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Television Gets Real
Episode overview
11, 2015
The 1970s were known for extremes, perhaps nowhere more than on television. PBS and C-SPAN launched, but so did "The Love Boat" and "Three's Company." Look back at some of the programs and personalities that defined television in the decade.
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The United States vs. Nixon
Episode overview
18, 2015
A badly executed political burglary sees Richard Nixon being the only president in the history of the United States to resign whilst in office.
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Peace With Honor
Episode overview
25, 2015
The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Why did it end the way it did? .. show full overview
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Crimes and Cults
Episode overview
09, 2015
America suffered through one of its most violent decades as crime rates soared and Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, the Son of Sam and the Jim Jones made headlines. We hear from Vincent Bugliosi, Lawrence Wright, and James Wolcott.
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The State of the Union is Not Good
Episode overview
16, 2015
"The State of the Union is Not Good." That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to .. show full overview
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Battle of the Sexes
Episode overview
23, 2015
Sex was everywhere in the 1970s. No decade in our history witnessed such a seismic shift in sexual mores, customs and gender roles. Hear stories from the front lines from Gail Collins, Gloria Steinem, Gay Talese, and Billie Jean King.
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Terrorism at Home and Abroad
Episode overview
30, 2015
From the massacre of athletes at the Munich Olympics to the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, the 1970s gave birth to the modern face of terrorism. Interviewees include: Robert Baer, Robin Wright, Brian Jenkins, and Peter Bergen.
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What's Goin' On
Episode overview
13, 2015
After the breakup of the Beatles, popular music exploded into a variety of new formats and genres as artists including Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Donna Summer, The Jackson Five, .. show full overview