When Star Trek premiered on NBC in September 1966, there was little indication it was going to become a cultural phenomenon. Lost in the phenomenon, though, is the historical context in which the original series premiered and ran, from 1966 to 1969. This time was the height of America’s tragic involvement in the Vietnam War. In this video we’ll trace the development of the original series side-by-side with what was going on in the Vietnam War at the time. You may be surprised at the degree to which they overlap.