The Cancer Detectives
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: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.
Episodes
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Part 2 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 E44 - 1h 52m
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.
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Part 1 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience
S33 E43 - 1h 50m
William Randolph Hearst builds the nation’s largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America’s wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself.
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Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
S33 E6 - 1h 51m
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, Sandra Day O'Connor was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.
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Billy Graham
S33 E5 - 1h 51m
Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.
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American Oz
S33 E4 - 1h 52m
Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Baum never lost his childlike sense of wonder and eventually crafted his observations into a magical tale of survival, adventure and self-discovery, reinterpreted through the generations in films, books and musicals.
Extras + Features
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Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
S33 E1 - 30s
The story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison in the 1920s and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII.
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Elizebeth Friedman: Cryptanalyst Pioneer
S33 E1 - 1m 6s
Elizebeth Smith Friedman was an American codebreaker from Indiana. During Prohibition, her decrypts and testimony brought down international drug rings and liquor smugglers. Friedman’s codebreaking in WWII enabled the US to win the “Battle of the Atlantic” and smash Nazi spy rings.
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Chapter 1 | The Codebreaker
S33 E1 - 7m 25s
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.
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Extended Trailer | The Codebreaker | American Experience
S33 E1 - 1m 25s
The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison in the 1920s and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII.
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William Friedman: Cryptologist
S33 E1 - 1m 14s
William F. Friedman married Elizebeth Friedman in 1917 and the two began a life of codebreaking for the U.S. Government. During WWI, they invented new methods of codebreaking and laid the foundation for modern cryptology.
Schedule
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American Experience
Rachel Carson
Friday
Apr 19
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Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement. -
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American Experience
Flood in the Desert
Friday
Apr 19
1 Hour
The March 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse and its aftermath, which included a flood that claimed the lives of more than 400 people. -
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American Experience
Rachel Carson
Friday
Apr 19
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
Saturday
Apr 20
2 Hours
Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement. -
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American Experience
Flood in the Desert
Saturday
Apr 20
1 Hour
The March 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse and its aftermath, which included a flood that claimed the lives of more than 400 people. -
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American Experience
Rachel Carson
Saturday
Apr 20
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 21
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 21
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 21
2 Hours
Scientist Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other writings advance the global environmental movement. -
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American Experience
The Sun Queen
Monday
Apr 22
1 Hour
Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995. -
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American Experience
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Monday
Apr 22
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
Monday
Apr 22
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
Tuesday
Apr 23
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
Tuesday
Apr 23
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
Tuesday
Apr 23
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
Friday
Apr 26
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
Saturday
Apr 27
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
Saturday
Apr 27
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
Saturday
Apr 27
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
Saturday
Apr 27
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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