Skip to Main Content

The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928

In the summer of 1928, heavy rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee’s water level three feet above normal. That fall, a hurricane smashed the coast of Florida, and the impact flooded Lake Okeechobee. The inland flood obliterated 21 miles of the 47-mile earthen and an estimated 2,500 people died in Southern Florida, most of them migrant farm workers.

Clip Season 31 Episode 1 Length 01:30 Premiere: 01/03/19

Recent Episodes

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

The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)

S7 E2 Length 2:16:40 Premiere Date 09/17/25

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

S37 E4 Length 52:39 Premiere Date 08/26/25

Clips & Previews

Simplicity in the White House

Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 12/05/19

The Gifts of Tony Sarg | American Experience | PBS

Clip Length 07:50 Premiere Date 11/27/19

Who the Hell is Diane Nash?

Clip Length 02:05 Premiere Date 03/06/19

The Medical Committee for Human Rights

Clip Length 04:09 Premiere Date 02/26/19

The Swamp: Trailer

Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/15/19

The Price of Feathers

Clip Length 03:35 Premiere Date 01/15/19

Marjorie Stoneman Douglas

Clip Length 01:33 Premiere Date 01/03/19

The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928

Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 01/03/19

Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer

Clip Length 01:15 Premiere Date 12/12/18

The Swamp: Chapter 1

Clip Length 09:03 Premiere Date 10/15/18

Interview Dr. Alfred Crosby

Clip Length 06:07 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

Specials

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]

Length 53:02 Premiere Date 03/25/25

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [Extended Audio Description]

Length 1:00:42 Premiere Date 03/19/25

FDR's Pearl Harbor Speech

Length 01:10 Premiere Date 12/06/16

Olympian Profile: Andrew Campbell

Length 03:06 Premiere Date 08/02/16

Olympian Profile: Katelin Snyder

Length 02:53 Premiere Date 08/02/16

Radio Coverage of the 1936 Olympics

Length 05:28 Premiere Date 08/02/16

Olympian Profile: Bryan Volpenhein

Length 03:25 Premiere Date 07/18/16

Olympian Profile: Caryn Davies

Length 03:23 Premiere Date 07/11/16

Grand Central: Crisis Leads to Opportunity

Length 02:19 Premiere Date 02/04/08

Grand Central: Breaking Ground

Length 01:51 Premiere Date 02/04/08

The Design of Grand Central

Length 01:07 Premiere Date 02/04/08

TV Schedules

Upcoming

No upcoming airdates

Jump to Upcoming Airdates

Recent

Jimmy Carter - S23 E6

Tuesday April 7, 2026 2:00 am ET on KET2
Tuesday April 7, 2026 1:00 am CT on KET2
Sunday April 5, 2026 8:00 pm ET on KET2
Sunday April 5, 2026 7:00 pm CT on KET2

Top