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Stonewall Uprising

Aired June 10, 2023 | 92 min

In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

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My Lai

Aired April 21, 2015

What drove a company of American soldiers to commit the worst atrocity in American military history?

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The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.

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The Polio Crusade (español)

Aired December 7, 2022 | 53 min

La historia de THE POLIO CRUSADE rinde homenaje a una época en la que los estadounidenses se unieron para vencer una terrible enfermedad. El resultado fue un avance médico que salvó innumerables vidas y tuvo un gran impacto en la filantropía estadounidense, el cual sigue sintiéndose hoy en día.

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Aired January 26, 2009 | 113 min

A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.

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Victory in the Pacific

Aired May 2, 2005

The decisions made by leaders and the escalation of bloodletting that finally ended World War II. In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.

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Jimmy Carter

Aired November 11, 2002 | 3 hrs 39 min

One of the greatest dramas in American politics, President Jimmy Carter was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating defeat in 1980, only to become one of the most admired statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world.

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Reagan

Aired October 3, 2024 | 3 hrs 46 min

A passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century — and one of the most controversial.

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Reagan (español)

Aired October 3, 2024 | 3 hrs 46 min

Una mirada a la vida de Reagan a través del testimonio de familiares, amigos, historiadores y biógrafos, Reagan fue producida con un acceso sin precedentes a la familia Reagan, incluyendo a Nancy Reagan y tres de los cuatro hijos de Reagan, el biógrafo Edmund Morris, miembros del círculo político íntimo de Reagan, su "Gabinete de California", y sus homólogos en el escenario mundial, incluyendo a la exprimera ministra británica Margaret Thatcher y al líder soviético Mijaíl Gorbachov.

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FDR

Aired May 12, 2008 | 4 hrs

Engendering both admiration and scorn, FDR exerted unflinching leadership during the most tumultuous period in U.S. history since the Civil War and was the most vital figure in the nation during his 13 years in the White House.

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LBJ

Aired October 7, 1991 | 3 hrs 42 min

LBJ exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs through Congress with astounding success, but his visions of a Great Society were swallowed up in the quagmire of Vietnam.

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LBJ (español)

Aired September 30, 1991 | 3 hrs 42 min

LBJ aprovechó su dominio del proceso legislativo para llevar con asombroso éxito al Congreso una serie de programas progresistas, pero su visión de una Gran Sociedad se hundió en el atolladero de Vietnam.

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