American Experience

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Episodes

  • Mr. Polaroid: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mr. Polaroid

    S37 Ep3 |
    The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
  • Death and the Civil War: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Death and the Civil War

    S28 Ep9 |
    How the US dealt with the unprecedented number of dead in the Civil War.
  • Part 1 | Clinton: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Part 1 | Clinton

    S24 Ep3 |
    One of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.
  • Jesse Owens: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Jesse Owens

    S24 Ep7 |
    His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis.
  • Grand Coulee Dam: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Grand Coulee Dam

    S24 Ep6 |
    Grand Coulee Dam loomed large in America's imagination during the Great Depression.
  • The Panama Canal: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Panama Canal

    S23 Ep4 |
    The Panama Canal connects the world's two largest oceans.
  • Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

    S22 Ep8 |
    The nearly 400-year history of the American whaling industry.
  • The Amish: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Amish

    S24 Ep5 |
    An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life.
  • Tupperware!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tupperware!

    S16 Ep6 |
    Re-examining assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.

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.

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.

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