Robert MacNeil
Journalist
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Episode Guide
- 1. Television Comes of Age May 29, 2014
- Celebrities describe how television reflected and influenced life during the 1960s.
- 2. The World on the Brink Jun 5, 2014
- Discover how close the U.S. was to World War III during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile crises.
- 3. The Assassination of President Kennedy Jun 12, 2014
- Experts attempt to explain why the investigations remain so compelling and controversial.
May 25, 2010 · Learn about the major events, trends and movements that shaped the 1960s in the United States, from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to the civil rights and anti-war protests. Explore the photos, videos and articles that capture the decade's political, social and cultural transformations.
- Television Comes of Age. TV's first interracial kiss was... Pratfalls, and songs and sketches oh my! 5 surprising things that 1960s TV changed. The Smothers Brothers: (Un)censored.
- Cold War: World on the Brink. The Cold War: 5 things you might not know. East versus West, capitalism versus communism: the Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
- JFK Assassination. 5 things you might not know about JFK's assassination. JFK's Secret Service agent shares guilt. One JFK conspiracy theory that could be true.
- The War in Vietnam. The Vietnam War: 5 things you might not know. Katie McLaughlin, CNN. The Vietnam War began in the decade before, but the conflict, and especially U.S. involvement, escalated in the 1960s.
Learn about the key events, trends, and achievements of the 1960s decade in the U.S. and the world. From the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War to the first moon landing and the civil rights movement, explore the history of the sixties with facts, photos, and videos.
Oct 14, 2016 · Explore the key political, social, and cultural happenings of the 1960s in America. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Vietnam War, from the Civil Rights Movement to the Space Race, this timeline offers a sample of newsworthy events and their impact.
Watch, read and chat about the '60s, a time of social, political and cultural upheaval. Discover the stories of freedom protests, atom bombs, flower power, war, and more.
Carnegie Hall. 124K subscribers. Subscribed. 188K views 7 years ago. It was a time of turmoil. It was a time of change. A nation looked inward, reevaluating what it was and what it hoped to be....
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