Episodes
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The Mother of All Demos
In 1968 computers were the size of a room. But after the founding of Intel and the introduction of the mouse that year they would eventually fit in a pocket – and change the Silicon Valley forever.
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Detroit is Burning
In 1967, race riots nearly tore Detroit apart. The next year, the Kerner Commission, appointed by president Lyndon Johnson, placed the blame on the way the police and had handled the response. Two Detroiters discuss the impact on their childhoods.
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An Interracial Kiss – on Another Planet
In 1968, the idea of romance between the races was still a controversial proposition. That made it all the more revolutionary when an episode of Star Trek featured a kiss between black and white characters, the first interracial kiss on American TV.
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Fear of a Non-Nuclear Family
In 1968 the idea of the ideal American family was the father as breadwinner, stay-at-home mom, two kids and a white picket fence. But the women's movement and other forces were beginning to change this – and inspire a conservative backlash that persists to this day.
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Revolution Starts on Campus
50 years ago, students rose up against authoritarian governments, racial inequality and, most passionately, the war in Vietnam.
