American Experience Season 26

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26x01 War of the Worlds aired Oct 29, 2013

The story of New York City's first medical examiner, Charles Norris (1867-1935), and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler (1883-1968), who pioneered the... read more

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26x02 JFK: Part 1 aired Nov 11, 2013

Recalling 1964, a pivotal year in U.S. history. While the Beatles captured the imaginations of the nation's youth, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civ... read more

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26x03 JFK: Part 2 aired Nov 12, 2013

Filmed over the course of twelve months, The Amish: Shunned follows seven former members of the Amish community as they reflect on their decisions to leave o... read more

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26x04 The Poisoner's Handbook aired Jan 07, 2014

Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, form the Wild Bunch gang and pull off the longest string... read more

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26x05 1964 aired Jan 14, 2014

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, ... read more

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26x06 The Amish: Shunned aired Feb 04, 2014

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students join with organizers and local blacks to canvas for voter registration, create Freedom Schools and establish th... read more

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26x06 The Amish Shunned: American Experience aired Feb 04, 2014

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26x07 Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid aired Feb 11, 2014

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26x07 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid aired Feb 11, 2014

In the fall of 1959, at the height of the Cold War, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev toured the United States for 12 days at the invitation of President Dwig... read more

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26x08 The Rise and Fall of Penn Station aired Feb 18, 2014

In 1964, less than 7% of Mississippi’s African Americans were registered to vote, compared to between 50 and 70% in other southern states. In many rural coun... read more

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26x09 Freedom Summer aired Jun 24, 2014

Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, form the Wild Bunch gang and pull off the longest string... read more

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26x10 The Rise and Fall of Penn Station aired Feb 18, 2014

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East Rivers, ... read more

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26x11 Freedom Summer aired Jun 24, 2014

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students join with organizers and local blacks to canvas for voter registration, create Freedom Schools and establish th... read more

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