American Experience

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE brings to life the compelling stories from our past!

Episodes

  • Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

    Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
  • Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

    The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
  • The Lie Detector

    The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
  • Part 2 |Taken Hostage | American Experience

    The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
  • Part 1 |Taken Hostage | American Experience

    The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
  • Plague at the Golden Gate

    Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
  • Flood in the Desert

    Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
  • Zoot Suit Riots

    In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.

Specials

  • Plague at the Golden gate (español)

    Descubra cómo la peste bubónica desató miedo y sentir antiasiático en San Francisco.
  • Flood in the Desert (español)

    Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928, el segundo desastre más mortal en California.
  • Zoot Suit Riots (español)

    En 1943, se desataron en LA, los peores disturbios raciales en la ciudad hasta la fecha.
  • The American Diplomat (español)

    Tres diplomáticos negros que rompieron las barreras raciales en el Dpto. de Estado.
  • Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

    Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana.
  • Roberto Clemente (español)

    La excepcional vida y carrera de la estrella puertorriqueña del beisbol Roberto Clemente.
  • The Murder of Emmett Till (español)

    La absolución de los asesinos de Emmett Till activó la lucha por los derechos civiles.
  • PBS Previews: Chasing the Moon

    Go behind the scenes with the production team to get a sneak peek of Chasing the Moon.

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.

Extras