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P.T. Barnum: The Showman
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P.T. Barnum: The Showman
Phineas Taylor Barnum, properly known as P.T. Barnum, was a showman.
Charles Davenport
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Charles Davenport
In 1910, Charles Davenport founded Eugenics Record Office to collect human heredity data.
The Ringling Brothers
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The Ringling Brothers
The Ringling Brothers expanded from a tiny regional circus to this large traveling circus.
Letter from a father
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Letter from a father
Letter from a father
The Race Underground Scene Breakdown
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The Race Underground Scene Breakdown
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The Great War: Why we made it
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The Great War: Why we made it
American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels discusses the film and why we made it.
The Circus, Part 1: Chapter 1
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The Circus, Part 1: Chapter 1
Watch Chapter 1 of The Circus.
The Circus: Episode 1 Trailer
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The Circus: Episode 1 Trailer
Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entert
The Circus, Part 2: Chapter 1
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The Circus, Part 2: Chapter 1
The Circus, Part 2: Chapter 1
The Circus: Episode 2 Trailer
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The Circus: Episode 2 Trailer
Revisit the heyday of America’s traveling circus and meet the showmen who created it.
John Harvey Kellogg
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John Harvey Kellogg
Besides inventing Corn Flakes, John Kellogg helped promote the American Eugenics movement.
The Great War: Transformed
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The Great War: Transformed
How WW1 to “make the world safe for democracy”—altered America’s place in the world.
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