A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.
Aired: Nov 18, 1998 Exploration of life in America in the first year of the 20th century, using a...
Aired: Jan 11, 1999 History of the American and Soviet development of the H-bomb.
Aired: Jan 18, 1999 Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it w...
Aired: Feb 8, 1999 Commander Richard Byrd's winter at the South Pole.
Aired: Feb 15, 1999 On January 23, 1909, two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York...
6. Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Aired: Feb 22, 1999The worst nuclear-power-plant accident in U.S. history.
Aired: Apr 5, 1999 In the summer of 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran led the first expedition...
Aired: May 17, 1999 The story of young teens who hopped freight trains in search of work and adve...
Aired: May 18, 1999 The story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in World War II.
Aired: May 24, 1999 Biography of U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur. Part one looks at his early...
Main Cast
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, History, Biography
