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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    Test Tube Babies

    S19 Ep4 |
    Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
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    The Polio Crusade

    S21 Ep2 |
    In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
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    The Fight

    S17 Ep11 |
    The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
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    Ruby Ridge

    S29 Ep6 |
    A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia.
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    The Poison Squad

    S32 Ep2 |
    'The Poison Squad' tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley.
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    McCarthy

    S32 Ep1 |
    The rise and fall of the zealous anti-communist senator Joseph McCarthy.
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    Jubilee Singers

    S31 Ep8 |
    Former slaves who battled prejudice & oppression to sing their way into a nation’s heart.
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    The Feud

    S31 Ep7 |
    The most famous family conflict in American history, the Hatfield-McCoy feud.

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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