American Experience - The Presidents: FDR

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The story of two Americans who laid the foundation for modern paleontology and whose rivalry nearly destroyed them both.

Air date: 07/27/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1741656475/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The story of two Americans who laid the foundation for modern paleontology and whose rivalry nearly destroyed them both. /episodes/get/676 /episode/676 American Experience: Dinosaur Wars /episode-player/676

Surviving the Dust Bowl

The story of the determined people who clung to their homes and way of life, enduring drought, dust, disease and even death for nearly a decade.

Air date: 11/16/2009 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1311363860/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The story of the determined people who clung to their homes and way of life, enduring drought, dust, disease and even death for nearly a decade. /episodes/get/692 /episode/692 American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl /episode-player/692

The Presidents: Truman

Of all the men who had held the office, he was the least prepared. As president, Harry Truman was responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II and finding America's place in the international order at the start of the Cold War.

Air date: 12/30/2008 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/979647605/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Of all the men who had held the office, he was the least prepared. As president, Harry Truman was responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, ending World War II and finding America's place in the international order at the start of the Cold War. /episodes/get/709 /episode/709 American Experience: The Presidents: Truman /episode-player/709

Dolley Madison

Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. She was nicknamed "Queen Dolley," and when she died she was given the largest state...

Air date: 03/28/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1428450143/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. She was nicknamed "Queen Dolley," and when she died she was given the largest state... /episodes/get/677 /episode/677 American Experience: Dolley Madison /episode-player/677

The Amish

An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our...

Air date: 02/28/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2200745636/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our... /episodes/get/693 /episode/693 American Experience: The Amish /episode-player/693

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The Amish

Air date: 02/28/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2200745636/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our... /episodes/get/693 http://www.wgby.org/episode/693 American Experience: The Amish /episode-player/693

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 http://www.wgby.org/episode/710 American Experience: Triangle Fire /episode-player/710

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 http://www.wgby.org/episode/678 American Experience: Earth Days /episode-player/678

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 http://www.wgby.org/episode/694 American Experience: The Bombing of Germany /episode-player/694

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 http://www.wgby.org/episode/711 American Experience: Tupperware! /episode-player/711

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