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The Sixties (2014)

  • Documentary
  • 60 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • TV-PG age guide
  • ★ 7.5/10 from 20 ratings

The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.

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    Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.

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    The Eighties

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    Rewind The 60s

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