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Triangle Fire
Triangle Fire
It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City's history. A dropped match on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. The private industry of the American factory would never be the same.
Air date: 03/27/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1817898383/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City's history. A dropped match on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. The private industry of the American factory would never be the same. /episodes/get/710 /episode/710 American Experience: Triangle Fire /episode-player/710
Earth Days
Earth Days
It is now all the rage, but can you remember when everyone in America was not "Going Green"? Earth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era's pioneers.
Air date: 04/19/2010 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1463378089/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false It is now all the rage, but can you remember when everyone in America was not "Going Green"? Earth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era's pioneers. /episodes/get/678 /episode/678 American Experience: Earth Days /episode-player/678
The Bombing of Germany
The Bombing of Germany
In World War II British and American Allied forces carried out a bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany's cities, claiming the lives of nearly half a million civilians.
Air date: 02/05/2010 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1405744809/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In World War II British and American Allied forces carried out a bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany's cities, claiming the lives of nearly half a million civilians. /episodes/get/694 /episode/694 American Experience: The Bombing of Germany /episode-player/694
Tupperware!
Tupperware!
Using interviews with Tupperware executives and dealers from the early days and wonderful, little-seen footage of Tupperware Jubilees, this funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.
Air date: 02/14/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2196104568/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Using interviews with Tupperware executives and dealers from the early days and wonderful, little-seen footage of Tupperware Jubilees, this funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s. /episodes/get/711 /episode/711 American Experience: Tupperware! /episode-player/711
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders
The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South.
Air date: 02/07/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1925571160/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. /episodes/get/679 /episode/679 American Experience: Freedom Riders /episode-player/679