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This five-part series examines the political and cultural life of America during a tumultuous decade -- and draws parallels to our current age. Beginning with the stock market crash of 1929, the series looks at the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the construction of the Hoover Dam, the catastrophic drought that created the Dust Bowl and an unlikely hero: Seabiscuit.
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Preview Length 01:02 Premiere: 08/20/09

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Bombshell
S37 E8 Length 1:22:36 Premiere Date 01/06/26

Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience
S37 E7 Length 1:22:42 Premiere Date 10/22/25

Part 1 | Kissinger | American Experience
S37 E6 Length 1:22:49 Premiere Date 10/14/25

Hard Hat Riot
S37 E5 Length 1:21:16 Premiere Date 09/30/25

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
S37 E4 Length 52:39 Premiere Date 08/26/25

Mr. Polaroid
S37 E3 Length 52:20 Premiere Date 05/19/25

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
S37 E2 Length 53:00 Premiere Date 03/25/25

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
S37 E1 Length 1:52:47 Premiere Date 02/25/25

Government Film: Operation Cover Up
Clip Length 09:09 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Government Film: Target Tokyo
Clip Length 21:45 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Government film: Incapacitation by Enterotoxin
Clip Length 05:46 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Government Film: Botulism
Clip Length 09:43 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Original Interview: Angelene Forester
Clip Length 02:57 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Original Interview: Howard Dully
Clip Length 02:43 Premiere Date 03/18/10

Soylent Green Trailer
Clip Length 03:28 Premiere Date 02/15/10

Government Film: Combat America
Clip Length 08:21 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Government Film: Memphis Belle
Clip Length 10:06 Premiere Date 01/12/10

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby
Clip Length 06:07 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Interview Dr. Shirley Fannin
Clip Length 09:22 Premiere Date 12/21/09

Author Interview: Neil Maher
Clip Length 07:00 Premiere Date 09/24/09

The 1930s Series Preview
Preview Length 01:02 Premiere Date 08/20/09

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Bonnie & Clyde - S28 E3

Premiered On: 01/19/2016

The true story of the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history.

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Chasing the Moon: Part Three: Magnificent Desolation - S31 E5

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