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The Hurricane of '38 | Clip

Hurricane of '38 Home Videos

Several families documented the destruction wrought by the Hurricane of '38 with their home movie camera.

Fatal Flood | Clip

Flood Film clip

Footage from the 1927 flood, including shots of workers and aerial views of the flooding.

Hoover Dam | Clip

The High Scalers of Hoover Dam

During the dam's construction, the job of the high scaler was by far the most dangerous.

Hoover Dam | Clip

Moving the Concrete

On June 6, 1933, workers poured the first bucket of concrete that would build the dam.

Hoover Dam | Clip

Building Diversion Tunnels

The most dangerous phase of Hoover Dam's construction was building the diversion tunnels.

Hoover Dam | Clip

The Government's Plan

Building the 700 foot high dam was only one piece of the puzzle.

Hoover Dam | Clip

Rerouting the Colorado River

Workers moved the Colorado River from the bed it had known for 12 million years.

War Letters | Clip

Interview with Linda Edquist

Conservation Specialist Linda Edquist demonstrates preservation techniques.

War Letters | Clip

Interview with Andy Carroll

Interview with Andy Carroll, author of War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from America's Wars, the compilation of letters that inspired the American Experience documentary.

The Chinese Exclusion Act | Clip

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.

The Chinese Exclusion Act | Clip

The Chinese Exclusion Act: Preview

Watch a preview of the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.

Citizen King | Clip

Dr. King Launches the Poor People's Campaign

Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to fight poverty.