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American Experience

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

Tuesday
Apr 21

3:00 pm

2 Hours

The 1970s Love Canal disaster and how the battle for justice, led mostly by women, created the basis for the federal Superfund program.
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American Experience

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Friday
Apr 24

7:00 pm

1 Hour

The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
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American Experience

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Saturday
Apr 25

2:00 am

1 Hour

The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
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American Experience

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Saturday
Apr 25

8:00 am

1 Hour

The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
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American Experience

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Saturday
Apr 25

2:00 pm

1 Hour

The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
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American Experience

Rachel Carson

Saturday
Apr 25

10:00 pm

2 Hours

Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement.
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American Experience

Rachel Carson

Sunday
Apr 26

3:00 pm

2 Hours

Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement.
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American Experience

Saturday
May 2

8:00 pm

2 Hours

"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present. Many of the program's documentaries have received major honors in the broadcasting community, including Emmy, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia University awards.
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American Experience

Saturday
May 2

10:00 pm

1 Hour

"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present. Many of the program's documentaries have received major honors in the broadcasting community, including Emmy, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia University awards.
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American Experience

Sunday
May 3

3:00 pm

2 Hours

"American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present. Many of the program's documentaries have received major honors in the broadcasting community, including Emmy, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia University awards.
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American Experience

The Movement and The "Madman"

Wednesday
May 6

2:00 pm

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 cause President Richard Nixon to cancel his "madman" plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam.

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