▼2008 Nov 3 The Presidents: The Two-Party System and Political Participation | American Experience (10 min)Harvard historian Thomas Patterson looks at political participation and America's two-party system in presidential elections.Harvard historian Thomas Patterson looks at political participation and America's two-party system in presidential elections.
►2008 Sep 24 The Presidents: The Debates | American Experience (10 min)George Mason University professor Rick Shenkman looks at presidential debates and their impact upon elections.George Mason University professor Rick Shenkman looks at presidential debates and their impact upon elections.
►2008 Aug 21 The Presidents: The Conventions | American Experience (13 min)NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008.NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008.
►2008 Jul 24 The Presidents: The Democratic Party and Expanding Opportunity | American Experience (13 min)Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history.Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history.
►2008 Jul 10 Riding the Rails | American Experience (5 min 15 sec)At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America.At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America.
►2008 Jun 27 The Presidents: American Conservativism | American Experience (11 min)Historian Dan Carter places John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of the American conservative movement.Historian Dan Carter places John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of the American conservative movement.
►2008 May 29 The Presidents: The Economy | American Experience (10 min)MIT historian Meg Jacobs examines the impact of economic issues during election years.MIT historian Meg Jacobs examines the impact of economic issues during election years.
►2008 May 22 Truman | American Experience (6 min 34 sec)After eighty-two days as Vice-President, Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States.After eighty-two days as Vice-President, Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States.
►2008 May 8 FDR | American Experience (5 min 40 sec)In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis.In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis.
►2008 May 2 The Presidents: First Ladies | American Experience (8 min 57 sec)John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady.John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady.
►2008 May 2 George H.W. Bush: At Kennebunkport | American Experience (6 min 40 sec)Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.
►2008 Apr 17 Roberto Clemente: Filmmaker Interview | American Experience (7 min 22 sec)Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz discusses his biography of baseball's first Latino superstar.Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz discusses his biography of baseball's first Latino superstar.
►2008 Apr 17 Roberto Clemente: Legacy | American Experience (5 min 44 sec)New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins discusses the legacy of Roberto Clemente.New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins discusses the legacy of Roberto Clemente.
►2008 Apr 10 Walt Whitman | American Experience (6 min 20 sec)Contemporary writers and poets read excerpts from Walt Whitman's signature work, Leaves of Grass.Contemporary writers and poets read excerpts from Walt Whitman's signature work, Leaves of Grass.
►2008 Mar 28 The Presidents: Foreign Policy Leadership | American Experience (14 min)International relations professor Ernest May from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and history professor Kristin Hoganson from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign describe foreign policy, presidential leadership, and elections.International relations professor Ernest May from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and history professor Kristin Hoganson from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign describe foreign policy, presidential leadership, and elections.
►2008 Mar 27 Minik, The Lost Eskimo | American Experience (3 min 13 sec)When Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned from Greenland in 1897, he brought with him a seven-year-old boy named Minik.When Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned from Greenland in 1897, he brought with him a seven-year-old boy named Minik.
►2008 Mar 7 The Presidents: Critical Elections | American Experience (8 min 11 sec)Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin looks back at the 1968 presidential campaign and discusses the theory of "critical elections."Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin looks back at the 1968 presidential campaign and discusses the theory of "critical elections."
►2008 Feb 28 The Fight | American Experience (7 min 16 sec)In the 1930s, Joe Louis crossed boxing's color line to become the most famous and influential black person in America.In the 1930s, Joe Louis crossed boxing's color line to become the most famous and influential black person in America.
►2008 Feb 22 Buffalo Bill | American Experience (7 min 13 sec)As the American frontier was disappearing, William Cody transformed himself into a master showman named Buffalo Bill.As the American frontier was disappearing, William Cody transformed himself into a master showman named Buffalo Bill.
►2008 Feb 15 Kit Carson | American Experience (10 min)The legendary trapper, scout and soldier was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Kit Carson mastered it.The legendary trapper, scout and soldier was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Kit Carson mastered it.
►2008 Feb 15 The Presidents: Campaigning and the Primary System | American Experience (20 min)Boston University historian Bruce Schulman, author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, looks back at the 1976 presidential campaign and finds parallels to the 2008 campaign.Boston University historian Bruce Schulman, author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, looks back at the 1976 presidential campaign and finds parallels to the 2008 campaign.
►2008 Jan 17 The Lobotomist | American Experience (7 min 59 sec)Walter J. Freeman was an ambitious neurologist that invented a radical surgery to combat mental illness: the transorbital lobotomy. A patient of Doctor Freeman and families of lobotomy recipients describe how the procedure changed their lives.Walter J. Freeman was an ambitious neurologist that invented a radical surgery to combat mental illness: the transorbital lobotomy. A patient of Doctor Freeman and families of lobotomy recipients describe how the procedure changed their lives.
►2008 Jan 15 Oswald's Ghost | American Experience (9 min 10 sec)The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963 left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Filmmaker Robert Stone discusses his deconstruction of the assassination and how this single event forever changed the face of American culture.The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963 left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Filmmaker Robert Stone discusses his deconstruction of the assassination and how this single event forever changed the face of American culture.
►2007 Nov 15 Grand Central Preview | American Experience (24 min)Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Michael Epstein discuss an upcoming American Experience film on New York's Grand Central Station.Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Michael Epstein discuss an upcoming American Experience film on New York's Grand Central Station.
►2007 Nov 2 Daughter from Danang | American Experience (5 min 47 sec)In 1975, the U.S. sponsored Operation Babylift, evacuating war orphans from Vietnam. Author Aimee Phan talks about the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE program DAUGHTER FROM DANANG, which tells the story of a Babylift evacuee's troubled reunion with her Vietnamese birth mother.In 1975, the U.S. sponsored Operation Babylift, evacuating war orphans from Vietnam. Author Aimee Phan talks about the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE program DAUGHTER FROM DANANG, which tells the story of a Babylift evacuee's troubled reunion with her Vietnamese birth mother.
►2007 Oct 18 The Black Lions Remember Vietnam | American Experience (8 min 19 sec)Meet the men of the Black Lions battalion. Forty years ago, they walked into a Viet Cong ambush.Meet the men of the Black Lions battalion. Forty years ago, they walked into a Viet Cong ambush.
►2007 Oct 4 The Space Race | American Experience (7 min 51 sec)On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Roger Launius, curator at the National Air and Space Museum, describes Sputnik's impact on the Space Race.On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Roger Launius, curator at the National Air and Space Museum, describes Sputnik's impact on the Space Race.
►2007 Sep 20 World War II Memories | American Experience (5 min 33 sec)World War II veterans describe the brutal conditions and deadly combat faced on the battlefronts of Europe and the Pacific.World War II veterans describe the brutal conditions and deadly combat faced on the battlefronts of Europe and the Pacific.
►2007 Aug 30 Chicago: City of the Century | American Experience (7 min 43 sec)In the mid nineteenth century Chicago emerged as an industrial metropolis, fueled by a diverse work force. Historian Dominic Pacyga describes Chicago's prominence in the national labor movement and its reaction to the Labor Day holiday.
Their organized efforts were emblematic of a growing national labor movement that was marked by century's end with a new national holiday: Labor Day.In the mid nineteenth century Chicago emerged as an industrial metropolis, fueled by a diverse work force. Historian Dominic Pacyga describes Chicago's prominence in the national labor movement and its reaction to the Labor Day holiday.
Their organized efforts were emblematic of a growing national labor movement that was marked by century's end with a new national holiday: Labor Day.
►2007 Aug 17 Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film | American Experience (4 min 32 sec)From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra." Nature and wilderness photographer Michael Frye describes following in Adams' footsteps, working in Yosemite.From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra." Nature and wilderness photographer Michael Frye describes following in Adams' footsteps, working in Yosemite.
►2007 Aug 2 Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life | American Experience (6 min 54 sec)Former Commissioner of Major League Baseball Fay Vincent talks about one of the greatest sports heroes ever. Joe DiMaggio joined the New York Yankees in 1936 and quickly rose to become the star of baseball's golden age.Former Commissioner of Major League Baseball Fay Vincent talks about one of the greatest sports heroes ever. Joe DiMaggio joined the New York Yankees in 1936 and quickly rose to become the star of baseball's golden age.
►2007 Jun 21 Summer of Love | American Experience (5 min 0 sec)In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing.In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing.
►2007 Apr 5 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | American Experience (5 min 40 sec)In tape recordings from the 1970s, Jim Jones describes his church, the Peoples Temple.In tape recordings from the 1970s, Jim Jones describes his church, the Peoples Temple.
►2007 Feb 8 New Orleans | American Experience (7 min 22 sec)Filmmaker Stephen Ives details the challenges of making a documentary about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Filmmaker Stephen Ives details the challenges of making a documentary about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
►2007 Jan 29 The Living Weapon | American Experience (11 min)In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program.In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program.
►2007 Jan 18 The Berlin Airlift | American Experience (6 min 54 sec)A veteran pilot describes his experiences during the first battle of the Cold War and the largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen.A veteran pilot describes his experiences during the first battle of the Cold War and the largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen.
►2006 Nov 2 The Gold Rush | American Experience (8 min 52 sec)Filmmaker Randall MacLowry brings to life the story of The Gold Rush in this American Experience film.Filmmaker Randall MacLowry brings to life the story of The Gold Rush in this American Experience film.
►2006 Oct 26 The Great Fever | American Experience (17 min)Three physicians discuss the past and future of yellow fever, a disease that terrorized the United States for more than two hundred years, killing an estimated 100,000 in the nineteenth century alone.Three physicians discuss the past and future of yellow fever, a disease that terrorized the United States for more than two hundred years, killing an estimated 100,000 in the nineteenth century alone.
►2006 Sep 29 Eyes on the Prize | American Experience (16 min)Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life.Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life.
►2006 Sep 8 The Center Of The World: New York: A Documentary Film | American Experience (5 min 21 sec)Carol Willis, the director of New York's Skyscraper Museum, reflects on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and plans for Ground Zero.Carol Willis, the director of New York's Skyscraper Museum, reflects on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and plans for Ground Zero.
►2006 Aug 31 A preview of New Orleans | American Experience (6 min 52 sec)Filmmaker Stephen Ives spent a year making a PBS documentary on the history of a unique American city New Orleans.Filmmaker Stephen Ives spent a year making a PBS documentary on the history of a unique American city New Orleans.
►2006 Aug 17 Hoover Dam | American Experience (4 min 21 sec)Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history.Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history.
►2006 Aug 2 Mount Rushmore | American Experience (6 min 56 sec)Meet the daring workers and the temperamental artist who created the world's largest piece of sculpture, Mount Rushmore.Meet the daring workers and the temperamental artist who created the world's largest piece of sculpture, Mount Rushmore.
►2006 Jul 28 Coney Island | American Experience (5 min 42 sec)At the turn of the 20th century, a tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn had become the most extravagant playground in America.At the turn of the 20th century, a tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn had become the most extravagant playground in America.
►2006 Jun 29 Fourth of July 1826 | American Experience (3 min 47 sec)Historians David McCullough and Joseph Ellis discuss the amazing circumstances surrounding the deaths of former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th, 1826.Historians David McCullough and Joseph Ellis discuss the amazing circumstances surrounding the deaths of former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th, 1826.
►2006 Jun 8 Behind the Scenes: Season 18 viewer mail | American Experience (19 min)American Experience executive producer Mark Samels discusses viewer emails about two of the past season's most popular programs.American Experience executive producer Mark Samels discusses viewer emails about two of the past season's most popular programs.
►2006 May 18 Behind the Scenes: The Man Behind Hitler | American Experience (26 min)American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and German filmmaker Michael Kloft discuss "The Man Behind Hitler," a new documentary based on the 7,000-page diary kept by Nazi Joseph Goebbels.American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and German filmmaker Michael Kloft discuss "The Man Behind Hitler," a new documentary based on the 7,000-page diary kept by Nazi Joseph Goebbels.
►2006 May 11 Golden Gate Bridge | American Experience (5 min 51 sec)Workers and historians describe the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge above the dangerously churning waters at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.Workers and historians describe the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge above the dangerously churning waters at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
►2006 May 4 Annie Oakley | American Experience (5 min 3 sec)Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting, a sport that was traditionally a male domain.Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting, a sport that was traditionally a male domain.
►2006 May 1 Remember the Alamo | American Experience (4 min 55 sec)A conflict in Texas pitted brother against brother and devastated the community.A conflict in Texas pitted brother against brother and devastated the community.
►2006 Apr 20 The Alaska Pipeline | American Experience (6 min 39 sec)In the late 1960s, Native Alaskans sought a land claims settlement from Congress before work began on the Alaska Pipeline.In the late 1960s, Native Alaskans sought a land claims settlement from Congress before work began on the Alaska Pipeline.
►2006 Apr 14 The Great San Francisco Earthquake | American Experience (9 min 29 sec)The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 remains a point of reference for earthquake science and building safety even today.The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 remains a point of reference for earthquake science and building safety even today.
►2006 Apr 6 The Boy in the Bubble | American Experience (7 min 2 sec)Carol Anne Vetter Demaret, the mother of a boy born with severe immunodeficiency who was placed in a protective bubble, talks about the events leading up to her son David's birth.Carol Anne Vetter Demaret, the mother of a boy born with severe immunodeficiency who was placed in a protective bubble, talks about the events leading up to her son David's birth.
►2006 Mar 23 Eugene O'Neill | American Experience (6 min 44 sec)Actor Christopher Plummer brings Eugene O'Neill's words to life in a new documentary on O'Neill, America's greatest playwright.Actor Christopher Plummer brings Eugene O'Neill's words to life in a new documentary on O'Neill, America's greatest playwright.
►2006 Mar 16 Murder of the Century | American Experience (4 min 13 sec)In 1906 Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White over the beautiful showgirl Evelyn Nesbit. The gripping New York society scandal was reported "to the ends of the civilized globe."In 1906 Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White over the beautiful showgirl Evelyn Nesbit. The gripping New York society scandal was reported "to the ends of the civilized globe."
►2006 Mar 9 A preview of American Experience's spring programs on PBS | American Experience (6 min 8 sec)Executive producer Mark Samels previews two new programs coming to American Experience this spring, Monday nights at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).Executive producer Mark Samels previews two new programs coming to American Experience this spring, Monday nights at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
►2006 Feb 23 Hijacked | American Experience (2 min 45 sec)September 6, 1970 gave birth to a new era of terrorism.September 6, 1970 gave birth to a new era of terrorism.
►2006 Feb 17 Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: Plantations in Ruins | American Experience (5 min 28 sec)After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. Kate Stone of Louisiana and Fan Butler of Georgia were two young women who found their family plantations in ruins.After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. Kate Stone of Louisiana and Fan Butler of Georgia were two young women who found their family plantations in ruins.
►2006 Feb 9 Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: Civil Rights | American Experience (3 min 51 sec)After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. John Roy Lynch, a former slave from Mississippi, was elected to Congress, where he challenged whites' deepest beliefs about race and class.After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. John Roy Lynch, a former slave from Mississippi, was elected to Congress, where he challenged whites' deepest beliefs about race and class.
►2006 Feb 2 Jesse James | American Experience (3 min 22 sec)A Confederate partisan of expansive ambition, unbending politics and surprising cunning, Jesse James helped invent his own legend.A Confederate partisan of expansive ambition, unbending politics and surprising cunning, Jesse James helped invent his own legend.
►2006 Jan 25 The Nuremberg Trials | American Experience (5 min 57 sec)At the end of World War II, the Allied victors tried Nazi war criminals for crimes against humanity. The trials set historic precedents for international law.At the end of World War II, the Allied victors tried Nazi war criminals for crimes against humanity. The trials set historic precedents for international law.
►2006 Jan 18 John and Abigail Adams | American Experience (3 min 26 sec)The letters of John and Abigail Adams provide us with an intimate account of the early days of the Republic. They also tell the story of a great American political and romantic partnership.The letters of John and Abigail Adams provide us with an intimate account of the early days of the Republic. They also tell the story of a great American political and romantic partnership.
►2006 Jan 11 Eleanor Roosevelt | American Experience (4 min 42 sec)In July 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt makes a compelling speech and unites the party at the Democratic National Convention.In July 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt makes a compelling speech and unites the party at the Democratic National Convention.
►2005 Dec 28 Reagan: Summit at Reykjavik | American Experience (5 min 5 sec)In October 1986 President Ronald Reagan met Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev for a summit at Reykjavik. While no agreement was made, the summit was a historical breakthrough.In October 1986 President Ronald Reagan met Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev for a summit at Reykjavik. While no agreement was made, the summit was a historical breakthrough.
►2005 Dec 22 Reagan: From Acting to Politics | American Experience (4 min 12 sec)In 1966, when Ronald Reagan ran for governor of California, his opponent derided his lack of experience and Hollywood background.In 1966, when Ronald Reagan ran for governor of California, his opponent derided his lack of experience and Hollywood background.
►2005 Dec 16 Behind the Scenes: Presidential Biographies | American Experience (23 min)American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Deane and David Grubin discuss two of their presidential biographies, "John & Abigail Adams" and "LBJ."American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Deane and David Grubin discuss two of their presidential biographies, "John & Abigail Adams" and "LBJ."
►2005 Dec 14 Patriots Day | American Experience (3 min 33 sec)Every year the historic events of April 19, 1775 are reenacted by a committed band of historical actors.Every year the historic events of April 19, 1775 are reenacted by a committed band of historical actors.
►2005 Dec 7 The Fight: Behind the Scenes: Authors and Filmmakers | American Experience (7 min 35 sec)Book author David Margolick and documentary producer Barak Goodman discuss the process of working together on the same story.Book author David Margolick and documentary producer Barak Goodman discuss the process of working together on the same story.
►2005 Nov 30 Tupperware! | American Experience (3 min 13 sec)Bite-sized nuggets of positive thinking from two post-war success stories: Earl Tupper, inventor of Tupperware, and Brownie Wise, home party sales genius.Bite-sized nuggets of positive thinking from two post-war success stories: Earl Tupper, inventor of Tupperware, and Brownie Wise, home party sales genius.
►2005 Nov 18 Influenza 1918 | American Experience (7 min 51 sec)A deadly flu invades North America -- killing over 600,000 people in the worst epidemic in American history.A deadly flu invades North America -- killing over 600,000 people in the worst epidemic in American history.
►2005 Nov 15 Behind the Scenes: City Biographies | American Experience (24 min)American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and documentary filmmakers Stephen Ives and Austin Hoyt discuss their work on city biographies of Las Vegas and Chicago.American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and documentary filmmakers Stephen Ives and Austin Hoyt discuss their work on city biographies of Las Vegas and Chicago.
►2005 Nov 11 Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: The Color Line | American Experience (3 min 56 sec)In the 1960s, Las Vegas was a segregated city. But the color line was about to turn green: the color of money.In the 1960s, Las Vegas was a segregated city. But the color line was about to turn green: the color of money.
►2005 Nov 8 Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Atomic City, U.S.A. | American Experience (3 min 46 sec)During the cold war, Las Vegas used nearby nuclear testing grounds as a tourist attraction.During the cold war, Las Vegas used nearby nuclear testing grounds as a tourist attraction.
►2005 Nov 3 Victory in the Pacific | American Experience (4 min 20 sec)In early 1945 Japan knows it cannot win World War II, but it will not surrender. The U.S. launches a major bombing campaign.In early 1945 Japan knows it cannot win World War II, but it will not surrender. The U.S. launches a major bombing campaign.
►2005 Oct 27 Race To The Moon | American Experience (4 min 12 sec)Apollo 8 was the first manned flight to the moon. The crew made many important visual observations, including mankind's first glance at the moon.Apollo 8 was the first manned flight to the moon. The crew made many important visual observations, including mankind's first glance at the moon.
►2005 Oct 24 Kinsey | American Experience (4 min 16 sec)An Indiana University biology professor was an unlikely "revolutionary" in the field of human sexuality.An Indiana University biology professor was an unlikely "revolutionary" in the field of human sexuality.
►2005 Oct 19 Viewer response to Two Days in October | American Experience (13 min)Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Robert Kenner discuss viewer emails regarding Two Days in October.Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Robert Kenner discuss viewer emails regarding Two Days in October.
►2005 Oct 14 Two Days in October: Vietnam | American Experience (4 min 12 sec)The famed Black Lions of the Army's First Infantry Division are ambushed in the jungles of Vietnam.The famed Black Lions of the Army's First Infantry Division are ambushed in the jungles of Vietnam.
►2005 Oct 12 Two Days in October: America | American Experience (4 min 32 sec)A peaceful student protest on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison descends into violence and brutality when town police are brought to intervene.A peaceful student protest on the campus of the University of Wisconsin at Madison descends into violence and brutality when town police are brought to intervene.
►2005 Oct 5 A preview of American Experience's fall TV season on PBS | American Experience (7 min 29 sec)Executive producer Mark Samels previews the upcoming season of American Experience on PBS.Executive producer Mark Samels previews the upcoming season of American Experience on PBS.
►2005 Sep 27 The Carter Family: Will The Circle Be Unbroken | American Experience (4 min 6 sec)The story and music of the Carter Family: Sara, her husband A. P., and sister-in-law Maybelle.The story and music of the Carter Family: Sara, her husband A. P., and sister-in-law Maybelle.
►2005 Sep 21 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | American Experience (4 min 6 sec)The bizarre saga of heiress, kidnap victim, and sometime urban guerrilla Patricia Hearst.The bizarre saga of heiress, kidnap victim, and sometime urban guerrilla Patricia Hearst.
►2005 Sep 14 Fatal Flood | American Experience (3 min 58 sec)A story of greed, power, and race during a terrible natural disaster.A story of greed, power, and race during a terrible natural disaster.
