Episode guide
American Experience: Season 26
7 episodes · first aired Jan 6, 2014
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- 1 The Poisoner's Handbook Jan 7, 2014 · 55m The story of New York City's first medical examiner, Charles Norris (1867-1935), and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler (1883-1968), who pioneered the use of forensic science to…
- 2 1964 Jan 14, 2014 · 55m Recalling 1964, a pivotal year in U.S. history. While the Beatles captured the imaginations of the nation's youth, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, unveiled his…
- 3 The Amish: Shunned Feb 4, 2014 · 55m The Amish practice of shunning those who leave their faith is explored through the experiences of individuals who have left their communities. Also: faithful Amish men and women share the…
- 4 Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid Feb 11, 2014 · 55m The story of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, whose turn-of-the-century exploits made headlines, led them to be pursued by Pinkerton detectives and inspired the popular 1969…
- 5 The Rise and Fall of Penn Station Feb 18, 2014 · 55m The story of New York's Pennsylvania Station, which opened to the public in 1910. One of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of its time, it covered nearly eight acres…
- 6 Freedom Summer Jun 24, 2014 · 55m Recalling the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, when student volunteers from around the country joined local activists in an effort to register to vote as many African-Americans as possible…
- 7 Cold War Roadshow Nov 18, 2014 · 55m In 1959, at the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, the man who Americans feared could incinerate…