Episode guide
American Experience: Season 18
13 episodes · premiered Oct 17, 2005
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- Episode 1: Two Days in October Oct 17, 2005 · 55m "Two Days in October" recalls two 1967 events -- a Vietcong ambush and a violent antiwar demonstration at the University of Wisconsin -- that together marked a turning point in America's…
- Episode 2: Race to the Moon Oct 31, 2005 · 55m "Race to the Moon" chronicles Apollo 8, the first voyage to the moon. "It was an event beyond all other events," says Walter Cronkite of the December 1968 mission, which laid the…
- Episode 3: Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City Nov 14, 2005 · 55m The story of the gambling mecca is told via news clips and reminiscences. Part 1 of 2
- Episode 4: Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca Nov 15, 2005 · 55m News clips and reminiscences tell the story of the gambling mecca, from a dusty railroad town to a leading tourist attraction. Part 2 of 2
- Episode 5: John and Abigail Adams Jan 23, 2006 · 55m An engrossing portrait of the second U.S. president and first lady, costars Simon Russell Beale and Linda Emond. Included: the friendship (and enmity) between John Adams and Thomas…
- Episode 6: The Nuremberg Trials Jan 30, 2006 · 55m A gripping study of the groundbreaking prosecution, which began Nov. 20, 1945, as Nazi Germany's leaders were held accountable for war crimes, infamously blamed on "following orders."…
- Episode 7: Jesse James Feb 6, 2006 · 55m A striking profile of the outlaw (1847-82) is told through reenactments, comments from historians and archival photographs. The hour traces James' life from age 16 to his death at 34 (he…
- Episode 8: Hijacked Feb 25, 2006 · 55m A look at the coordinated hijacking of four jetliners in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which blew up the evacuated planes in Jordan. Included: the militants'…
- Episode 9: Eugene O'Neill Mar 21, 2006 · 55m An absorbing profile of the esteemed playwright (1888-1953). Included: excerpts from his plays are performed by Al Pacino, Zoe Caldwell, Christopher Plummer, Vanessa Redgrave, Liam Neeson…
- Episode 10: The Boy in the Bubble Apr 10, 2006 · 55m The absorbing story of David Vetter (1971-84), who had severe combined immunodeficiency and lived inside a sterile plastic chamber for 12 years. Included: comments from his mother, Carol…
- Episode 11: The Alaska Pipeline Apr 24, 2006 · 55m The history of the Alaska Pipeline, which was built in the 1970s to transport oil across 800 miles of pristine wilderness, from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Included: the 1968 discovery of the…
- Episode 12: Annie Oakley May 8, 2006 · 55m An on-target profile of the sharpshooter (1860-1926) who was “the first American woman ever to become a superstar.” Included: Oakley, at 15, winning a shooting match with future husband…
- Episode 13: The Man Behind Hitler May 22, 2006 · 55m A profile of Joseph Goebbels (1897-45), who helped launch Hitler's rise to power. Kenneth Branagh provides voice-over readings of Goebbels' personal diaries. Included: footage from German…