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American Experience has moved to Tuesday nights on most PBS stations.
Tupperware!: 1 hr
This funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.
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Clinton: 4 hrs
A president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. Part of the award-winning <i>Presidents</i> collection.
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The Amish: 2 hrs
Their intense faith and strict adherence to 300-year-old traditions have by turn captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused America.
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Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World: 2 hrs
The 300-year saga of the American whaling industry.
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Triangle Fire: 1 hr
It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history.
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Panama Canal: 90 mins
The most daring and innovative accomplishment at the turn of the 20th century.
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Hoover Dam: 1 hr
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, one of the greatest engineering works in history.
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Freedom Riders: 2 hrs
A courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South.
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Jesse James: 1 hr
America's Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself. Part of the Wild West collection.
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Annie Oakley: 1 hr
As the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her shooting feats. Part of the Wild West collection.
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Geronimo: 1 hr
The Chiricahua Apache medicine man and warrior who refused to accept white man's 'civilization.' Part of The Wild West collection.
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Wyatt Earp: 1 hr
A central figure in the narrative of how the west was won, Wyatt Earp and his story became an American legend. Part of the Wild West collection.
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Custer's Last Stand: 2 hrs
The Last Stand, the final act of General George Custer's larger-than-life career, played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. Part of the Wild West collection.
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Billy the Kid: 1 hr
The boy behind the myth, who in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan to the most feared man in the West and an enduring icon. Part of The Wild West collection.
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Seabiscuit: 1 hr
Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.
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