Chasing the Moon |
Digital Short
Wernher Von Braun was a German-born, American rocket engineer.
Chasing the Moon |
Digital Short
Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control.
The Swamp |
Article
The writer travels to a Florida lumber camp in search of “that which the soul lives by.”
The Swamp |
Article
Indigenous stories from the Everglades.
Collection
In this award-winning collection, explore documentaries, biographies, interviews, articles, image galleries and more for an in-depth look at the history of the American presidency.
Chasing the Moon |
Clip
Countdown to relive the journey that defined a generation.
Chasing the Moon |
Clip
Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.
Sealab |
Digital Short
Scott Carpenter was both a NASA astronaut and an aquanaut with the U.S. Navy.
Collection
A collection of American Experience’s most literary content.
The Swamp |
Digital Short
The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters in American history.
The Swamp |
Digital Short
A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjory Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation.
The Swamp |
Digital Short
Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation.
George H.W. Bush |
Digital Short
"I can confidently tell my guardian angel that my life is CAVU; and it will be until the day I die," George H.W. Bush.
The Circus |
Digital Short
P.G. Lowery, famed early twentieth century bandleader, spread African - American music with an all-black band in circus performances.
Collection
American Experience partners with Retro Report—a news organization dedicated to examining stories after their headlines fade—to connect the dots between past and present.
