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Season 20 – American Experience

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"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 — Season 20

American Experience — Season 20

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 14, 2008 Oswald's Ghost A new look at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with remarks by authors Norman Mailer and Edward J. Epstein and former news anchor Dan Rather. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 21, 2008 The Lobotomist When neurologist Walter J. Freeman championed the lobotomy, he believed the procedure would bring hope to mentally ill patients, but often it ended in tragedy. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 4, 2008 Grand Central New York's Grand Central Terminal opened on Feb. 12., 1913. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 18, 2008 Kit Carson Kit Carson, trapper, scout and soldier of the Western frontier, was an illiterate mountain man who fluently spoke Spanish and five Indian languages. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 25, 2008 Buffalo Bill Toward the end of the 1800s, William "Buffalo Bill" Cody creates and stars in a world-famous traveling show, touring for decades and bringing the Wild West to life. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 31, 2008 Minik, the Lost Eskimo In 1897, Arctic explorer Robert Peary brings five polar Eskimos to New York for study at the American Museum of Natural History. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 14, 2008 Walt Whitman Writer Walt Whitman grew up in a working-class family in Long Island, and became a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn to help support his family. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 21, 2008 Roberto Clemente A committed humanitarian, baseball great Roberto Clemente challenges racial discrimination. Details Episode 9 Aired May 5, 2008 George H.W. Bush President George H.W. Bush's childhood, early career in Texas and rise in the Republican Party. Details Episode 10 Aired May 6, 2008 George H.W. Bush President George H.W. Bush's role as leader of the first Gulf War, through the final days of his presidency. Details

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Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 14, 2008