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American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Schedule

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    American Experience

    Rachel Carson

    Thursday
    Mar 12

    2 Hours

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

    The Movement and The "Madman"

    Thursday
    Mar 12

    1 Hour

    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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    American Experience: Rachel Carson: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    Rachel Carson

    Friday
    Mar 13

    2 Hours

    Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement.
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    American Experience: TVSS: Banner-L1

    American Experience

    The Movement and The "Madman"

    Friday
    Mar 13

    1 Hour

    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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    American Experience: Rachel Carson: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    Rachel Carson

    Friday
    Mar 13

    2 Hours

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

    Fly With Me

    Sunday
    Mar 15

    2 Hours

    A look at how the first female flight attendants were at the forefront of women's rights, asserting gender equality and transforming the workplace.
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    American Experience: Fly With Me: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    Fly With Me

    Monday
    Mar 16

    2 Hours

    A look at how the first female flight attendants were at the forefront of women's rights, asserting gender equality and transforming the workplace.
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    American Experience: Fly With Me: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    Fly With Me

    Monday
    Mar 16

    2 Hours

    A look at how the first female flight attendants were at the forefront of women's rights, asserting gender equality and transforming the workplace.
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    American Experience

    Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

    Thursday
    Mar 19

    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

    Thursday
    Mar 19

    1 Hour

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

    Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

    Friday
    Mar 20

    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: TVSS: Banner-L1

    American Experience

    Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

    Friday
    Mar 20

    1 Hour

    The epic struggle against airborne toxins that led to the creation of the Clean Air Act.
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    American Experience: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal: TVSS: Banner-L1

    American Experience

    Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

    Friday
    Mar 20

    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: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal: TVSS: Banner-L1

    American Experience

    Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

    Saturday
    Mar 21

    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: TVSS: Banner-L1

    American Experience

    Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

    Sunday
    Mar 22

    1 Hour

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

    American Experience

    The Vote

    Monday
    Mar 23

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Tuesday
    Mar 24

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
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    American Experience

    The Vote

    Wednesday
    Mar 25

    1 Hour

    The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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