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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.

When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s.
Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.
The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.
Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement.
Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Three Black diplomats who broke racial barriers at the State Department during Cold War.
Discover the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood.
The life of William Randolph Hearst, who transformed the media’s role in American life.
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard with Spanish subtitles.
La fascinante historia de Elizebeth Smith Friedman, la innovadora criptoanalista.
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.
One of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.
The life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.
The life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.
Specials
Descubra cómo la peste bubónica desató miedo y sentir antiasiático en San Francisco.
一起來了解1900 年舊金山爆發的淋巴腺鼠疫如何引起恐懼和反亞裔情緒。
Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928, el segundo desastre más mortal en California.
En 1943, se desataron en LA, los peores disturbios raciales en la ciudad hasta la fecha.
Tres diplomáticos negros que rompieron las barreras raciales en el Dpto. de Estado.
Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana.
La excepcional vida y carrera de la estrella puertorriqueña del beisbol Roberto Clemente.
La absolución de los asesinos de Emmett Till activó la lucha por los derechos civiles.
Go behind the scenes with the production team to get a sneak peek of Chasing the Moon.
One of the most famous speeches in American history.
Listen to the radio broadcast of the men's eight-oared race at the 1936 Olympic Games.
Rower Andrew Campbell is headed to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Katelin Snyder is the coxswain for the US Women's Eight at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Olympian Bryan Volpenhein now coaches the next generation of rowing athletes.
Olympian Caryn Davies adjusts to "real life" after retiring from elite sports.
Annie Oakley ganó fama y fortuna como la pequeña dama que nunca fallaba un tiro.
Chief Engineer William Wilgus solved the issue of capacity by using electric trains.
Construction of the new Grand Central began in August 1903.
Reed and Stem's design somewhat survived, but Warren's vision came to define Grand Central
En 1927, la inundación del río Misisipi dejó a 1 millón de personas sin hogar.
Extras
When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
Watch a preview of The Cancer Detectives.
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
Watch a preview of Fly with Me.
Meet the characters in "Fly With Me."
Watch a preview of Nazi Town, USA.
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s.
The origin story behind the Seventies most signature sound.
French music producer Henri Belolo tells the origin story of the Village People.
Watch a preview of The War on Disco.
Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.
The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.
Watch a preview of The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools.
Brown v. Board of Education Didn't End Segregation.
Revisit 1970s Boston, when court-mandated school integration unleashed racial unrest.
Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students gathered for the Freedom Stay-Out.
In September 1974, Boston schools prepared to integrate via a court-mandated busing plan.
Watch a preview of The Busing Battleground.
How Asian and Latino activists took on the education system in Boston and won.
Watch a preview of Casa Susanna.
Casa Susanna was a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men in the 1950s-60s.
The diary of a magical night at Casa Susanna.
What exactly is Drag? How did it find its way into the limelight?
Christine Jorgensen was one of the first people to undergo gender affirmation surgery.