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 11, 2002 Jimmy Carter ran for president on a wave of post-Watergate disaffection with ...
Aired: Nov 12, 2002 Jimmy Carter ran for president on a wave of post-Watergate disaffection with ...
3. Chicago: City of the Century: Part 1
Aired: Jan 13, 2003Tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town i...
4. Chicago: City of the Century: Part 2
Aired: Jan 14, 2003A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the ...
5. Chicago: City of the Century: Part 3
Aired: Jan 15, 2003A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the ...
Aired: Jan 20, 2003 A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old boy from Chicago whi...
Aired: Jan 27, 2003 Charting the race between the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to construct ...
Aired: Feb 10, 2003 During World War II and the era of staunch racial segregation, a Black carpen...
Aired: Feb 24, 2003 A documentary recounting the development of the birth control pill.
Aired: Apr 7, 2003 A woman taken to America during Operation Babylift returns to Vietnam in orde...
Aired: Apr 21, 2003 He was boxy, with stumpy legs that wouldn't completely straighten a short str...
Aired: Jul 7, 2003 "Bataan Rescue," narrated by Scott Glenn, recalls the daring January 1945 com...
Aired: Jul 14, 2003 Historian Simon Schama ("A History of Britain") plays sleuth -- searching, he...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary, History, Biography
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