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60s

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Was the 1960s the most astounding decade in American history, as many believe You decide, as you relive the epic events of the times in this sweeping collection from HISTORY.From the glamorous years of the Kennedy administration at the beginning of the decade to the triumph of the first moonwalk at the end, this comprehensive collection escorts you through the period's world-changing events, including the Cuban missile crisis; the civil rights movement; the assassinations of John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.; urban riots; the Vietnam War; and the peace movement it fostered. No less dramatic were the decade's cultural touch points: the Beatles and Bob Dylan, birth control pills and the sexual revolution, miniskirts, hippies, communes, the ''Summer of Love,'' LSD, and Woodstock.Whether you lived through those heady, tumultuous years or want to see for yourself what went down, this riveting 14-DVD set will bring it all home.Interviews with Tom Brokaw, Commentary with NASA Mission Control Flight Director Gene Kranz, Writer/Producer/Co-Director Rushmore DeNooyer, and Editor/Co-Producer Tony Bacon on ''Failure is Not an Option''; Two Episodes of A&E's Award-Winning Series BIOGRAPHY JFK: A Personal Story and Joseph Kennedy, Sr.: Father of an American DynastyPrograms per disc:Disc 1: KingDisc 2: 1968 with Tom BrokawDisc 3: The Vietnam War, Vol 1: Vietnam: On The Frontlines 1-4Disc 4: The Vietnam War, Vol 2: LBJ And Vietnam: In The Eye Of The Storm / Command Decisions: Tet Offensive / Unsung Heroes: The Battle of Khe SanhDisc 5: Race to the Moon, Vol 1: Failure Is Not An OptionDisc 6: Race to the Moon, Vol 2: Code Name: Project Orion / Modern Marvels: Apollo 13 / Modern Marvels: The Space ShuttleDisc 7: Voices of Civil Rights Vol 1: Voices of Civil Rights / Mississippi State Secrets / Crossing The BridgeDisc 8: Voices of Civil Rights Vol 2: Biography: Martin Luther King Jr
Product details
Release Date:
2009-02-24
Number of Discs:
14
Publication Date:
2009-02-24
Publisher:
A&E Home Video
Languages:
Original: English
Weight:
671 g
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