American Experience | Official Site

Triangle Fire | Article

Pauline Newman: Organizer

Pauline Newman worked tirelessly to organize garment workers around the country. She was devasted by the Triangle Shirtwaist fire.

Monkey Trial | Article

WGN Radio Broadcasts the Trial

Quinn Ryan and WGN radio made history in Dayton. The Scopes trial was the first live broadcast of a trial in American history.

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Nixon

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust.

The Swamp | Article

A Place to Remember

Indigenous stories from the Everglades.

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The Cancer Detectives tells the untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer—which was once the number one cancer killer of women.

American Experience | America and the Holocaust | Article

"Kristallnacht"

On November 9, 1938, the sounds of breaking glass filled the air throughout Germany and parts of Austria while fires devoured synagogues and Jewish institutions.

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God in America

Inside the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America — from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE. This six-hour series examines how religious dissidents helped shape the American concept of religious liberty and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation's courts and political arena.

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | Article

Who is Walter F. White?

He was once considered the most influential Black man in America, but his name has faded into obscurity. Who is Walter F. White?

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Woodrow Wilson

President Woodrow Wilson led America during World War I, created the Federal Reserve, and helped create the League of Nations. Part of the award-winning collection The Presidents.

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The Rockefellers

Head of the most powerful family in America, billionaire John D. Rockefeller's vast philanthropy changed his family's reputation.

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New Orleans

New Orleans: the utterly original American city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi and at the beating heart of the great American experiment. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands and dangers of geography, the crowded streets of New Orleans have always been a laboratory where the social forces that characterize American life play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion. Over the course of two provocative hours, American Experience tells the story of this remarkable city.

The Fight | Article

Boxing the Color Line

From Jack Johnson to Joe Louis, black athletes challenged the color line in America.

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Citizen Hearst

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World | Article

The Life of Herman Melville

When Melville died in 1891, his death was noted in only one local newspaper, with a brief description of the "long forgotten" author.

Streamliners: America's Lost Trains | Article

Charles Kettering

Considered one of America's great inventors, Charles Kettering and his 140 patents had an incomparable impact on modern American life.

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Sister Aimee

Sister Aimee tells the dramatic life story Aimee Semple McPherson, the controversial, charismatic, wildly popular evangelist who was instrumental in bringing conservative Protestantism into mainstream culture and American politics.