1969

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.

Two women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."

Privilege, Power, Tragedy. Ted Kennedy, Mary Jo Kopechne, Chappaquiddick. Now finally, her story.

Former Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.

The 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.