The 1960s

Discover 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.

How 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.

In 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.

From 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.

Revisit 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.

October, 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.