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Bombshell Learn how the U.S. government tried to minimize the horrific human toll of the 1945 atomic bombings.
  • Airdate Tuesday, January 6, 2026 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Original1/6/2026
  • AMEX3708
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LBJ

Revisit the president whose plans for a Great Society were undercut by the quagmire of Vietnam.

  • Original9/30/1991
  • AMEX401 & 402

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Reagan

Recall the life of the president who saw himself as the defender of the “shining city on a hill.”

  • Original2/23/1998
  • AMEX1006 and 1007

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Fly with Me Meet the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, knew different: they were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
  • Original2/20/2024
  • AMEX3602

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The Cancer Detectives Discover the story of the fight against cervical cancer and the three fascinating figures — a Greek immigrant doctor, a Japanese-American illustrator, and a Black woman OBGYN — whose work slashed death rates from the disease by over 60 percent.
  • Original3/26/2024
  • AMEX3603

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at the Love Canal Revisit the story of the 1970s Love Canal disaster, one of the most notorious environmental and public health disasters in US history. The battle for justice, led mostly by women, created the basis for the landmark federal Superfund program.
  • Original4/22/2024
  • AMEX3604

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The Riot Report Revisit 1967, when inner cities across America erupted in violence. LBJ appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate and the Commission’s final report would offer a shockingly unvarnished assessment of race relations that still resonates today.
  • Original5/21/2024
  • AMEX3605

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The American Vice President Explore what forced America to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession.
  • Original10/1/2024
  • AMEX3606

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“American Coup: Wilmington 1898” Discover the little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, NC.
  • Original11/12/2024
  • AMEX

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"Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • Original3/25/2025
  • AMEX3702

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Mr. Polaroid" Meet inventor Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera made photography instant and accessible.
  • Original5/19/2025
  • AMEX3703

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Clearing the Air: The War on Smog Explore how L.A.’s devastating smog problem led to the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act.
  • Original8/26/2025
  • AMEX3704

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"Hard Hat Riot" Revisit 1970, when student protestors and construction workers violently clashed in downtown NYC.
  • Original9/30/2025
  • AMEX

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Kissinger

"Episode 1" Explore Kissinger’s life, from his childhood in Germany to architect of American foreign policy.
  • Original10/27/2025
  • AMEX

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Kissinger

"Episode 2" Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.
  • Original10/28/2025
  • AMEX

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Bombshell Learn how the U.S. government tried to minimize the horrific human toll of the 1945 atomic bombings.
  • Airdate Tuesday, January 6, 2026 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Original1/6/2026
  • AMEX3708