1. Television Comes of Age

Dick and Tom Smothers, Carol Burnett and more describe how shows like “The Twilight Zone” and “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” reflected the times.

2. The World on the Brink

Marvin Kalb, Richard Reeves, Robert Dallek, and others explain how close the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis brought us to World War III.

3. The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

The Warren Commission staff traces the events leading up to the assassination of President Kennedy and explains why the tragedy remains controversial.

4. The War in Vietnam

The Vietnam War brought social and political polarization at home; and because it was televised, the more Americans saw, the more unpopular it became.

5. A Long March to Freedom

Selma, Birmingham, and the March on Washington are re-examined.

6. The British Invasion

Graham Nash, Smokey Robinson and more recall making music that ultimately impacted everything from fashion to sexual mores to politics.

7. The Space Race

Astronauts Charles Bolden, Mike Massimino, Dave Scott and others describe pushing the boundaries of exploration to an unprecedented frontier.

8. 1968

Tom Hayden and others discuss a dramatic year in US history, including a Soviet incursion, wars in Southeast Asia and the election of President Nixon.

9. The Times They Are A-Changin'

Gloria Steinem, Robert Kennedy Jr. and others discuss how feminism, civil rights, environmentalism and the gay rights movements were fueled.

10. Sex, Drugs and Rock N' Roll

American culture changed fundamentally in the 1960s as the tastes, morals and politics of the Baby Boomer generation redefined standards.