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The Crash of 1929

Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich.

Air date: 10/26/2009 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1308436568/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. /episodes/get/696 /episode/696 American Experience: The Crash of 1929 /episode-player/696

Victory in the Pacific

In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.

Air date: 03/29/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1449123274/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans. /episodes/get/712 /episode/712 American Experience: Victory in the Pacific /episode-player/712

Grand Coulee Dam

Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination during the darkest days of the Depression. It promised to fulfill President Franklin Roosevelt's vision for a "planned promised land" where hard-working farm families would finally be free...

Air date: 04/03/2012 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2218346883/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination during the darkest days of the Depression. It promised to fulfill President Franklin Roosevelt's vision for a "planned promised land" where hard-working farm families would finally be free... /episodes/get/680 /episode/680 American Experience: Grand Coulee Dam /episode-player/680

The Donner Party

Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada. The emigrants' fateful journey culminated in death and cannibalism.

Air date: 10/29/1992 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1401950336/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada. The emigrants' fateful journey culminated in death and cannibalism. /episodes/get/697 /episode/697 American Experience: The Donner Party /episode-player/697

War Letters

Based on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, War Letters brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John"...

Air date: 05/30/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1954369780/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Based on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, War Letters brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John"... /episodes/get/713 /episode/713 American Experience: War Letters /episode-player/713

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Air date: 05/30/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1954369780/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Based on newly discovered personal correspondence from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War, War Letters brings to life vivid eyewitness accounts of famous battles, intimate declarations of love and longing, poignant letters penned just before the writer was killed, and heartbreaking "Dear John"... /episodes/get/713 http://www.wgby.org/episode/713 American Experience: War Letters /episode-player/713

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam's electrical output helped build the ships and planes used in World War II; its water grew fruits and vegetables in California. It tamed a wild river and, for a time, renewed faith in American ingenuity and technology.

Air date: 11/10/2009 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1309911294/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Hoover Dam's electrical output helped build the ships and planes used in World War II; its water grew fruits and vegetables in California. It tamed a wild river and, for a time, renewed faith in American ingenuity and technology. /episodes/get/681 http://www.wgby.org/episode/681 American Experience: Hoover Dam /episode-player/681

The Great Famine

The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief...

Air date: 04/11/2011 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1853678422/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief... /episodes/get/698 http://www.wgby.org/episode/698 American Experience: The Great Famine /episode-player/698

We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee, Pt. 5 of 5

On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled into the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement activists had seized the few major buildings in town. The occupation of Wounded Knee had begun. Demanding redress for grievances--some...

Air date: 05/12/2009 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1120420245/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled into the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement activists had seized the few major buildings in town. The occupation of Wounded Knee had begun. Demanding redress for grievances--some... /episodes/get/714 http://www.wgby.org/episode/714 American Experience: We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee, Pt. 5 of 5 /episode-player/714

Influenza 1918

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined.

Air date: 01/19/2010 Watch

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1378322117/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was over, the flu would kill more than 600,000 Americans - more than all the combat deaths of this century combined. /episodes/get/682 http://www.wgby.org/episode/682 American Experience: Influenza 1918 /episode-player/682

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