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Season 1 – Our Generation

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People, places and events that helped shaped the baby boom generation.
Our Generation — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Oct 27, 2006 Kent State Ohio National Guard troops shoot and kill four Kent State students and wound nine others during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in 1970. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 27, 2006 The Sexual Revolution The sexual revolution encourages baby boomers to rewrite the rules of sexual politics. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 3, 2006 Apollo 11: The Moon Landing Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to land on the moon in 1969. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 10, 2006 The Mustang The Ford Mustang. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 17, 2006 Three Mile Island The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pa., sustains a partial core meltdown in 1979. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 1, 2006 Death of the Counterculture: Charles Manson Charles Manson and his followers commit murders in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 8, 2006 Duck & Cover: The Cold War The threat of nuclear attack helps to mold the baby boomer generation. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 15, 2006 Martin Luther King Assassination The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 22, 2006 Toys of a Generation Advertisers in the 1950s use television to market to children. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 29, 2006 The Draft The military draft divides the nation and fuels the anti-war movement. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 5, 2007 JFK Assassination The assassination of President John F. Kennedy marks the end of innocence and the beginning of national turmoil. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 12, 2007 Summer of Love: 1967 Baby boomers turn to drugs as an alternative to the depressing realities of nuclear threats, the Vietnam War and the draft. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 19, 2007 Disco The Disco era. Details

Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 27, 2006