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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    Riding the Rails

    S10 Ep9 |
    During the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers lived on the road in America.
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    The Hurricane of '38

    S6 Ep4 |
    In the years before radar had been invented, no one had ever seen a storm like this.
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    Roads to Memphis

    S22 Ep7 |
    The international manhunt for the killer of Martin Luther King.
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    My Lai

    S22 Ep6 |
    The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.
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    Earth Days descriptive video services version

    S22 Ep5 |
    Descriptive Video Services version of Earth Days for the visually impaired.
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    Amelia Earhart

    S6 Ep1 |
    The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was a huge celebrity.
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    The Bombing of Germany

    S22 Ep3 |
    During the offensive against Germany, Americans faced a moral and strategic dilemma.
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    Influenza 1918

    S10 Ep5 |
    The worst epidemic in American history killed over 600,000 Americans during World War I.

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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