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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Apr 23, 2019 · 42m
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.
Apr 30, 2019 · 42m
Two women describe the journeys that led each of them to join the so-called "Manson Family."
May 7, 2019 · 42m
The story of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in a car accident traveling with Sen. Ted Kennedy.
May 14, 2019 · 42m
Former Black Panther Party members give accounts of how their party became so influential in 1969.
May 21, 2019 · 42m
The youth movements that spurred the Woodstock music festival and Stonewall Uprising are recalled.
May 28, 2019 · 42m
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
1969 Season 1 premiered on April 23, 2019.
1969 Season 1 has 6 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Moon Shot". It aired on April 23, 2019.
Go to Season 1 Episode 1