Episode guide
American Experience: Season 3
11 episodes · first aired Aug 26, 1990
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- 1 Lindbergh Aug 27, 1990 · 55m At 25, Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Paris, the first man to fly across the Atlantic -- handsome, talented, and brave -- a hero. But the struggle to wear the mantle of legend would be a…
- 2 Nixon Oct 15, 1990 · 3h He possessed a fateful combination of strengths and weaknesses that propelled him to the White House and then brought him down. One of the most enigmatic modern political figures, Richard…
- 3 God Bless America and Poland, Too Oct 22, 1990 · 55m Frank Popiolek was 14 when he came to America in 1911, one of 2 million Polish immigrants who made the journey. He settled in Chicago and became a barber, instilling in his family a love…
- 4 Insanity on Trial Oct 29, 1990 · 55m On July 2, 1881, Charles Julius Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Potomac train station in Washington, D.C. As sensational as the…
- 5 The Satellite Sky Nov 5, 1990 · 55m Few events shocked America more than the news in 1957 that Russia had launched the first satellite. It was an assault on our national pride, even a threat to national security. Using news…
- 6 The Crash of 1929 Nov 19, 1990 · 55m In 1929, while the stock market was rising, there were few critics. It was a "New Era" when everyone could get rich. But it was a small group of bankers, brokers and speculators who by…
- 7 The Iron Road Nov 26, 1990 · 55m A tale of high adventure, enormous human effort and engineering brilliance. On May 2, 1869, when the last railroad spike was driven, bells in the churches of New York, Philadelphia…
- 8 French Dance Tonight Dec 10, 1990 · 55m When French settlers, exiled from Nova Scotia, migrated to Louisiana in the 1750s, they mixed with African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, and others to create one of America's richest, most…
- 9 After the Crash Jan 7, 1991 · 55m After the stock market crashed in 1929, thousands suffered unemployment and poverty in the Great Depression. The most desperate year, 1932, brought World War I veterans' Bonus March, the…
- 10 Los Mineros Jan 28, 1991 · 55m The story of Mexican American miners -- "los mineros" -- whose pitched labor battles, beginning with the first strike in 1903, shaped the course of Arizona history. It was only in 1946…
- 11 Coney Island Feb 4, 1991 · 55m Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny spit of New York real estate was internationally famous as the world's most remarkable carnival…