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California!

Test Lab for the World

Episode 1 | 49m 53s

In the 1950s, California was to make the impossible possible: a trip to the moon.

In the 1950s, California was to make the impossible possible: a trip to the moon. Hollywood, free speech and the Hippie movement inspired the entire world -- until the mid-60s, when the California Dream was shaken by race riots, the Vietnam War and the Apollo 1 disaster. In the 1950s, California started to make the world a better place, but it wasn't just the space race that took its toll.

09/11/2024

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California!

Test Lab for the World

Episode 1 | 49m 53s

In the 1950s, California was to make the impossible possible: a trip to the moon. Hollywood, free speech and the Hippie movement inspired the entire world -- until the mid-60s, when the California Dream was shaken by race riots, the Vietnam War and the Apollo 1 disaster. In the 1950s, California started to make the world a better place, but it wasn't just the space race that took its toll.

09/11/2024

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