On May 8, 1970, students protesting the Vietnam War gathered on the steps of New York City's Federal Hall. What happened next revealed America's great divide—and shaped the political and cultural landscape for decades to come.
Kissinger is the story of the brilliant powerbroker who rose to the topmost echelons of American diplomacy. Revered or reviled, Henry Kissinger’s contradictions reflect those at the heart of U.S. foreign policy in the second half of the 20th century.
Kissinger es la historia del brillante personaje, poderoso e influyente, que ascendió a las más altas esferas de la diplomacia estadounidense. Venerado o denostado, las contradicciones de Henry Kissinger reflejan las que se encontraban en el centro de la política exterior estadounidense en la segunda mitad del siglo XX.
Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.
In December 1969, the United States Selective Service conducted its first draft lottery since World War II, fueling a nationwide firestorm between those conscripted to serve and those who found a way out.
At the dawn of the 1970s, blue-collar workers were re-shaping New York City's skyline. But they were also building an America that would leave them behind.
