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The 1968 Hunt for Martin Luther King's Killer

From the film: Roads to Memphis

African Americans in the Civil War

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

Alaska from Russian Colony to U.S. State

From the film: Building the Alaska Highway

Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937

From the film: Amelia Earhart

American Frontiers

From the collection: The Wild West

American Paleontology in the 19th Century

From the film: Dinosaur Wars

Amish in America

From the film: The Amish

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

From the film: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Black Hills Expedition of 1874

From the film: Custer's Last Stand

Building the Grand Coulee Dam

From the film: Grand Coulee Dam

Building the Hoover Dam

From the film: Hoover Dam

Charlie Company and the Massacre at My Lai

From the film: My Lai

Clinton's Years in Office, 1992-2000

From the film: Clinton

Creating the Canal

From the film: Panama Canal

Deadliest Workplace Accidents

From the film: Triangle Fire

Dolley Madison's Life

From the film: Dolley Madison

Early Silicon Valley

From the film: Silicon Valley

Eleanor Roosevelt's Life

From the film: Eleanor Roosevelt

The Evolution of the CCC

From the film: The Civilian Conservation Corps

Fatal Flood

From the film: Fatal Flood

Generations of the Kennedy Family

From the film: The Kennedys

George H. W. Bush's Life

From the film: George H. W. Bush

Golden Gate Bridge Chronology

From the film: Golden Gate Bridge

The Greely Expedition

From the film: The Greely Expedition

A History of Biological Weapons

From the film: The Living Weapon

The History of In Vitro Fertilization

From the film: Test Tube Babies

The History of Whaling in America

From the film: Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

Horseracing in the U.S.

From the film: Seabiscuit

Influenza Across America in 1918

From the film: Influenza 1918

Jimmy Carter

From the film: Jimmy Carter

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Stonewall Uprising

Stonewall Uprising : 90 mins

Triangle Fire is one of three AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentaries to be honored with a win at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards.

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Grand Coulee Dam

Grand Coulee Dam : 90 mins

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death and the civil war

Death and the Civil War : 2 hrs

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War

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The Abolitionists

The Abolitionists : 3 hrs

January 1, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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