Episode guide
American Experience: Season 11
10 episodes · first aired Nov 17, 1998
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- 1 America 1900 Nov 18, 1998 · 55m Over one hundred years ago, Americans looked forward to the uncertainty of a new century with a mixture of confidence, optimism and anxiety. Following a range of characters from famous…
- 2 Race for the Superbomb Jan 11, 1999 · 55m At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan. A world away, on the…
- 3 Hoover Dam Jan 18, 1999 · 55m Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression, drew…
- 4 Alone on the Ice Feb 8, 1999 · 55m In June 1934, Richard Byrd lay alone in a small hut within the polar ice, hovering near death. No one before Byrd had ever experienced winter in the interior of the Antarctic. In an age of…
- 5 Rescue at Sea Feb 15, 1999 · 55m On January 23, 1909, two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York City, the other, American tourists to Europe -- collided in dense fog off Nantucket Island. In a moment, more…
- 6 Meltdown at Three Mile Island Feb 22, 1999 · 55m At 4:00am on March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suddenly overheated, releasing radioactive gasses. During the ensuing…
- 7 Lost in the Grand Canyon Apr 5, 1999 · 55m In the summer of 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran led the first expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. John Wesley Powell's epic journey into the unknown…
- 8 MacArthur (1): Destiny May 17, 1999 · 55m Part 1 of a two-part biography of Douglas MacArthur takes "America's first soldier" from his brilliant WWI service into WWII, when his knack for alienating superiors hindered his "return"…
- 9 MacArthur (2): The Politics of War May 18, 1999 · 55m The conclusion of "MacArthur" focuses on his "return" to the Philippines in 1944, his years as Supreme Allied Commander in Japan after the war and his controversial command in Korea…
- 10 Fly Girls May 24, 1999 · 55m During WWII, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military. Wives, mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) test-piloted…