American Experience

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE brings to life the compelling stories from our past!

Episodes

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    The Riot Report

    S36 Ep5 |
    When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
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    Last Days in Vietnam

    S27 Ep12 |
    Approximately 5,000 Americans remained with roughly 24 hours to get out.
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    The Forgotten Plague

    S27 Ep5 |
    Tuberculosis was once the deadliest killer in human history.
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    The Big Burn

    S27 Ep4 |
    In the summer of 1910, the largest fire in American history raged in the Northern Rockies.
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    Edison

    S27 Ep3 |
    By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Edison was one of the most famous men in the world.
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    Klansville U.S.A.

    S27 Ep2 |
    The most progressive state in the South earned a new nickname in the 1960s: Klansville USA
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    Ripley: Believe It or Not

    S27 Ep1 |
    The Wizard of Odd, who became one of the richest and most famous men in the world.
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    Cold War Roadshow

    S26 Ep7 |
    In September 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev made an unprecedented visit to America
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    Freedom Summer

    S26 Ep6 |
    Shattering the foundations of white supremacy over 10 memorable weeks in 1964.

Specials

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    Plague at the Golden Gate (Chinese)

    一起來了解1900 年舊金山爆發的淋巴腺鼠疫如何引起恐懼和反亞裔情緒。

About American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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