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Dinosaur Wars
Dinosaur Wars
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
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
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
Dolley Madison
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
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