American Experience (1988)
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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1. The Poisoner's Handbook2014-01-07 · 55mThe story of New York City's first medical examiner, Charles Norris (1867-1935), and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler (1883-1968), who pioneered the use of forensic scienc
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2. 19642014-01-14 · 55mRecalling 1964, a pivotal year in U.S. history. While the Beatles captured the imaginations of the nation's youth, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, unveiled
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3. The Amish: Shunned2014-02-04 · 55mThe Amish practice of shunning those who leave their faith is explored through the experiences of individuals who have left their communities. Also: faithful Amish men and women sh
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4. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid2014-02-11 · 55mThe story of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, whose turn-of-the-century exploits made headlines, led them to be pursued by Pinkerton detectives and inspired the popular
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5. The Rise and Fall of Penn Station2014-02-18 · 55mThe story of New York's Pennsylvania Station, which opened to the public in 1910. One of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of its time, it covered nearly eigh
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6. Freedom Summer2014-06-24 · 55mRecalling the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, when student volunteers from around the country joined local activists in an effort to register to vote as many African-Americans as po
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7. Cold War Roadshow2014-11-18 · 55mIn 1959, at the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, the man who Americans feared could inci
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