American Experience
Praised as the "finest documentary series on television," AMERICAN EXPERIENCE brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Wernher Von Braun: Rocket ScientistIn the 1930s, Wernher Von Braun’s rocket work was supported by the Nazi ... -
Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth SpecialistWith other engineers, Frances “Poppy” Northcutt plotted return-to-Earth ... -
Who the Hell is Diane Nash?Who the hell is Diane Nash? -
The Medical Committee for Human RightsIn June 1964, at the beginning of Freedom Summer, about 100 doctors, nurses and ... -
The Greely Expedition: Chapter 1A daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism amongst a ... -
S31 E2: Sealab: Chapter 1Watch chapter 1 of Sealab. -
S31 E2: Scott Carpenter: Astronaut to AquanautAn American astronaut and an aquanaut, Scott Carpenter was part of Project ... -
S31 E2: George Bond: Diving PioneerGeorge Bond studied the bodily effects of deep sea diving and shepherded the ... -
S31 E1: The Price of FeathersPlume, an arrangement of feather as ornament, especially the prized plume from ... -
S31 E1: The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level ... -
S31 E1: Marjorie Stoneman DouglasMarjorie Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation and joined the movement to ... -
S31 E1: Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades DeveloperIn 1881, Hamilton Disston, a wealthy enterpreneur cut a deal to purchase four ... -
S31 E1: The Swamp: Chapter 1Watch Chapter 1 of The Swamp. -
Isolated TribesToday, there are approximately 100 tribes in the Amazon rainforest that have not ... -
S29 E3: Rachel Carson, Chapter 1Rachel Carson is an intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books ... -
S29 E1: Command and Control, Accident ReportBob Purifoy joined Sandia National Laboratories as an engineer in 1952, and ... -
S29 E4: The Battle of Chosin, Chapter 1On Thanksgiving Day 1950, American-led United Nations troops were on the march ... -
The Massachusetts 54thWith the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the war merged with the ... -
S24 E1: Billy the Kid BalladWriter Mark Lee Gardner performs a ballad about Billy the Kid during his ... -
Carter and the Economy: Curbing InflationIn the summer of 1979, inflation rose to 14 percent. In response, Carter cut the ... -
America's Gift to Famine Stricken RussiaA 1923 American Relief Administration film, "America's Gift to Famine Stricken ...
