American Experience
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American Experience

1988

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LBJ (1)
LBJ's career started in 1938 when he was elected a congressman, one of the youngest ever. He was elected to the Senate i…
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LBJ (2)
Lyndon Johnson's ascension to the Presidency and the controversial events of his tenure such as the Great Society and th…
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The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, the 54th's roster included …
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Scandalous Mayor
James Michael Curley dominated Boston's politics for almost half a century, building a sophisticated political machine b…
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The Johnstown Flood
By an abandoned earthen dam, at a mountain resort 14 miles up the valley, the leaders of industry and their families cre…
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Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance
The shock of what happened on December 7, 1941 has made Pearl Harbor a synonym for deceit and unpreparedness. Produced f…
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G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover
The rise of the FBI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the co…
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Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo
At a time when black and white musicians rarely performed together, when black musicians were exploited by record compan…
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The Quiz Show Scandal
When CBS premiered The $64,000 Question in 1955, the show was more than a hit; it was a national phenomenon. More quiz s…
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Love in the Cold War
Eugene Dennis fled to Moscow to avoid indictment and prison for his work for the American Communist Party in the late 19…
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Wild by Law
For years there was no federal law to protect the shrinking wilderness from encroaching industry and tourism, until thre…
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Barnum's Big Top
P.T. Barnum was huckster, con man, promoter and entertainer. His American Museum featured ancient relics side by side wi…
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In the White Man's Image
In 1875, in St. Augustine, Florida, an ambitious experiment was conceived -- to teach Native Americans to become imitati…