Skip to main content
Donate
Support Provided By
Jimmy Carter
0:58
Jimmy Carter
With the Iran hostage crisis, President Carter faced one of the biggest challenges.
Ways A Rescue Mission Can Go Wrong
3:40
Ways A Rescue Mission Can Go Wrong
Colonel James Q. Roberts recalls the details of the failed Iran Hostage rescue mission.
Title Sequence
1:07
Title Sequence
Watch the opening sequence of Taken Hostage.
The Busing Battleground: Who's Who
0:59
The Busing Battleground: Who's Who
In September 1974, Boston schools prepared to integrate via a court-mandated busing plan.
From the Vault: Bill Russell
2:18
From the Vault: Bill Russell
Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students gathered for the Freedom Stay-Out.
Who's Who
1:00
Who's Who
Who's who of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Yellow Journalism
7:38
Yellow Journalism
Unverified sensationalism was Hearst’s stock-in-trade.
Interview with Author Kirstin Downey
15:13
Interview with Author Kirstin Downey
An interview with author Kirstin Downey on labor rights activist Frances Perkins.
Chapter 1 | Voice of Freedom
9:18
Chapter 1 | Voice of Freedom
Watch a preview of Voice of Freedom.
Chapter 1 | The Great Famine
10:14
Chapter 1 | The Great Famine
The American effort to relieve starvation in Soviet Russia in 1921.
A Solar Pioneer’s Challenge to Women
2:17
A Solar Pioneer’s Challenge to Women
Inventor Mária Telkes wanted women scientists to reach for the sun.
The Asian American and Pacific Islander History
0:30
The Asian American and Pacific Islander History
American Experience celebrates The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Experience.
Show more
Active loading indicator