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Season 30 – 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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Henry Hampton

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Stephen Fitzmeyer

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 9, 2018 Into the Amazon President Theodore Roosevelt and Brazilian reporter Candido Rondon trek into the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 16, 2018 The Secret of Tuxedo Park Alfred Lee Loomis establishes a top-secret defense laboratory and funds research into high-powered radar detection systems that would help defeat the German Air Force and U-boats during World War II. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 6, 2018 The Gilded Age As national wealth expands in the U.S., disparities among the nation's population spark debates that continue to rage in modern-day America. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 13, 2018 The Bombing of Wall Street The 1920 bombing in Manhattan's Financial District that left 38 dead and launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover remains unsolved. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 17, 2018 The Island Murder A murder mystery exposes racial tensions throughout Hawaii in September 1931. Details Episode 6 Aired May 29, 2018 The Chinese Exclusion Act The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already there to become U.S. citizens. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 8, 2018 The Circus The rise and fall of the traveling tented railroad circus, recounting an era when Circus Day could shut down a town, captivating people with the improbable, the impossible, the exotic and the spectacular. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 9, 2018 The Circus The rise and fall of the traveling tented railroad circus, recounting an era when Circus Day could shut down a town, captivating people with the improbable, the impossible, the exotic and the spectacular. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 16, 2018 The Eugenics Crusade Tracing the movement to breed a "better" American race, which turned the science of heredity into an instrument of social control that led to forced sterilization campaigns. Details

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American Experience — Season 30

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Season Info

Creator
Henry Hampton, Stephen Fitzmeyer
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 9, 2018