American Experience

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Episodes

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

    S37 Ep2 |
    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • Mr. Tornado: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mr. Tornado

    S32 Ep8 |
    The story of Ted Fujita's groundbreaking work to understand the deadliest storms.
  • George W. Bush, Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    George W. Bush, Part 2

    S32 Ep5 |
    Watch part two of the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
  • George W. Bush, Part 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    George W. Bush, Part 1

    S32 Ep4 |
    The life and presidency of the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush.
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    The Man Who Tried to Feed the World

    S32 Ep3 |
    Story of the man who would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture.
  • Test Tube Babies: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Test Tube Babies

    S19 Ep4 |
    Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
  • The Polio Crusade: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Polio Crusade

    S21 Ep2 |
    In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
  • The Fight: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Fight

    S17 Ep11 |
    The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
  • Ruby Ridge: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ruby Ridge

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

Specials

  • Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]

    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

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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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