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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    Billy the Kid

    S24 Ep1 |
    A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it.
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    Seabiscuit

    S15 Ep11 |
    An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.
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    Dinosaur Wars

    S23 Ep3 |
    The story of two paleontologists whose rivalry nearly destroyed them both.
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    War Letters

    S14 Ep1 |
    War Letters brings to life vivid letters from the front.
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    The Great Famine

    S23 Ep8 |
    The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
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    Robert E. Lee

    S23 Ep1 |
    The life and reputation of the Confederate general of the American Civil War.
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    Dolley Madison

    S22 Ep4 |
    She defined the role of the President's wife and changed the face of the presidency.
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    A Class Apart

    S21 Ep4 |
    From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case.

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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