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S1 E1 - "What the Hell is the Presidency For?" LBJ's Battle for Civil Rights
July 1, 201643minDiscover how Lyndon Baines Johnson used the power of the presidency to form an alliance with Martin Luther King, Jr. to bring civil rights to the forefront of American politics in the 1960s.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E2 - The JFK Assassination
November 21, 200443minHow does forensic science help resolve questions about the JFK assassination? With the help of scientists and researchers, look at new information that examines which theories are believable - and which are not.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E3 - Freedom Summer
April 12, 200644minIn 1964, national attention turned to Mississippi when three Civil Rights workers were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This watershed moment eventually led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E4 - Russian Navy, The
December 11, 20061 h 28 minExplore the history of the Russian navy's defeats and victories, from its birth in the late 17th century through the 1960s, when its naval innovations nearly tipped the balance of power during the Cold War.This video is currently unavailableS1 E5 - Civil Rights
August 29, 201442minFrom the little-known actions of iconic pioneers to the many courageous deeds of unheralded champions, crack open the books on one of America's most defining chapters: the Civil Rights movement.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E6 - 60's Tech
May 15, 200745minRevisit the technological happenings that helped shape the freewheeling '60s in ways both big and small, from color TV and touch-tone phones to slot car racing and lava lamps.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E7 - JFK & The Crisis Crusader
January 15, 200745minOctober, 1962: For thirteen days a desperate showdown puts the world on the brink of nuclear war. Only one machine can help to end this high-stakes gamble: the RF-8 Crusader.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E8 - LBJ & Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm
January 13, 20021 h 29 minThough Eisenhower and Kennedy charted its course, the Vietnam War quickly became known as Lyndon Johnson's war. Hear phone conversations that reveal his inner torment over the conflict that would become his legacy.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E9 - JFK: 3 Shots that Changed America, Part 1
October 10, 20091 h 31 minPart 1 of this two-part special uses rare footage to offer an unflinching look at the Kennedy assassination and the chaotic days that followed.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E10 - JFK: 3 Shots that Changed America, Part 2
October 11, 20091 h 26 minPart 1 of this two-part special uses rare footage to offer an unflinching look at the Kennedy assassination and the chaotic days that followed.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E11 - Declassified: Rise And Fall Of The Wall
November 7, 200445minMine formerly guarded vaults and archives around the world to reveal untold stories about the brutal life and catastrophic death of the Berlin Wall, a central symbol of the 20th century's longest and deadliest war.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E12 - Apollo 11
June 19, 200421minLook back at the technological advancements that allowed the U.S. to meet President Kennedy's 1961 challenge to put a man on the moon in just eight years.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E13 - Woodstock: Now and Then
August 16, 20091 h 31 minIn the summer of 1969, on a farm about 90 miles north of New York City, more than 500,000 people gathered for a three-day music festival that in an instant defined a generation and changed popular culture forever.Free trial of HISTORY VaultS1 E14 - Moonshot
July 19, 20091 h 33 minRelive the breathtaking story of Apollo 11, the first manned landing on the moon, from the crew's earliest days at NASA to the moment when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface.Free trial of HISTORY Vault
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