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The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.

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American Experience

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Bombshell explores how the US manipulated the narrative about the toll of the WWII atomic bombings.

The American Revolution
The Times That Try Men’s Souls (July 1776 – January 1777)
Ep3 | 1h 54m 35s
Leonardo da Vinci
Part Two: Painter-God
11/19/2024 | 1h 46m 25s
Ken Burns UNUM
Atul Gawande on Leonardo's Scientific Genius
S2024 Ep13 | 19m 56s
The American Buffalo
Homecoming
Special | 18m 36s
The U.S. and the Holocaust
En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”
Ep6 | 2h 10m 51s
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
Resilience
Ep2 | 1h 52m 1s
Benjamin Franklin
“An American” (1775-1790)
Ep2 | 1h 54m 39s
Muhammad Ali
Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016)
9/22/2021 | 1h 39m 49s
The Gene
The Gene Explained | Invasion of the Gene Snatchers
Special | 3m 1s
Hemingway
The Blank Page (1944-1961)
Ep3 | 1h 44m 41s
Country Music
“The Sons and Daughters of America” (1964 – 1968)
Ep5 | 1h 54m 8s
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Failure is Impossible
Ep2 | 1h 29m 21s
Jackie Robinson
The Anderson Monarchs
Special | 4m 15s
The Civil War
Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later
Special | 28m 19s
The Vietnam War
The Weight of Memory (Vietnamese Subtitles)
Ep20 | 1h 50m 59s
Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
9/20/2016 | 1h 19m 22s
The National Parks
The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)
Ep1 | 1h 53m 40s
Jazz
Our Language
Ep3 | 1h 46m 40s
The Roosevelts
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Ep7 | 1h 51m 33s
The Address
The Address
4/15/2014 | 1h 26m 50s
Central Park Five
After the Central Park Five
Special | 13m 5s
The Dust Bowl
Reaping the Whirlwind
Ep2 | 1h 55m 45s
The War
A World Without War
Ep7 | 2h 7m 27s
Prohibition
A Nation of Hypocrites
Ep3 | 1h 46m 36s
The Tenth Inning
Bottom of the Tenth
Ep2 | 2h 4m 58s
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal
Seeing, Searching, Being - William Segal
8/3/2010 | 1h 14m 19s
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 2
1/19/2005 | 1h 42m 12s
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
10/6/2003 | 1h 46m 46s
Mark Twain
Episode One
1/14/2002 | 1h 50m 44s
Frank Lloyd Wright
Part 1
11/10/1998 | 1h 22m 57s
Lewis & Clark
Episode 2
11/5/1997 | 1h 44m 51s
Thomas Jefferson
Part 1
2/1/1997 | 1h 27m 13s
The West
One Sky Above Us
Ep9 | 1h 2m 58s
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
11/1/1989 | 1h 26m 53s
The Congress
The Congress
3/20/1989 | 1h 29m 18s
Huey Long
Huey Long
10/15/1986 | 1h 28m 35s
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
10/28/1985 | 55m
The Shakers
The Shakers
8/7/1985 | 59m 48s
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
5/24/1982 | 58m 58s

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A Fuller Education
A Fuller Education
Special | 57m 45s
New
North to New York: The Great Migration in NY's Capital Region
North to New York: The Great Migration in NY's Capital Region
Special | 26m 43s
New
Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in America
Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in America
Special | 53m 1s
New
I'm Goin' Home
I'm Goin' Home
Special | 56m 47s
New
Riot: from Rebellion to Redemption
Riot: from Rebellion to Redemption
Special | 56m 38s
New
American Masters
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire [EAD]
Special | 1h 28m 10s
New
Secrets of the Dead
Queens of Combat
S23 Ep3 | 55m 15s
Columbus Neighborhoods
Democracy on the Statehouse Lawn
Special | 1m
Rogue History
The Working Class Uprising They Don’t Teach You About
S3 Ep5 | 10m 9s
American Experience
Bombshell
S37 Ep8 | 1h 22m 36s
From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish
From the Beginning
1/4/2026 | 50m 36s
REMEMBER US: The Fight for America's World War I Memorial
REMEMBER US: The Fight for America's World War I Memorial
Special | 57m 56s
Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI
Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI
Special | 43m 48s
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
Boom to Bust
1/1/2026 | 54m 31s
In the Margins
The Forgotten War for Native Land They Don't Teach You About
S2 Ep4 | 14m 41s
Monstrum
Why Lumberjacks Never Look Behind Them
S7 Ep14 | 9m 53s
The American Revolution
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
Ep2 | 2h 4m 18s
The Divine Michelangelo
The Divine Michelangelo
Special | 26m 8s
The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah
The Last 600 Meters
11/10/2025 | 1h 25m 34s
Courtmaker
Courtmaker: John Marshall and the Forging of America's Supreme Court
11/3/2025 | 1h 57m 31s
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Rifts, Roads and Civil Rights
Special | 56m 46s
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
Special | 56m 41s
The World of Olive Oil
The World of Olive Oil
Special | 55m 46s
Corpsman! Pearl Harbor
Corpsman! Pearl Harbor
Special | 57m 41s
Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer
Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer
Special | 56m 29s
Hollywood in Utah
Hollywood in Utah
Special | 56m 11s
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
9/9/2025 | 55m 9s
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs
Special | 26m 52s
The Historic HBCU Photograph
The Historic HBCU Photograph
Special | 27m 40s
Pompeii: The New Dig
House of Treasures
Ep4 | 54m 52s
Empire with David Olusoga
Episode 1
Ep1 | 56m 32s
Atomic People
Atomic People
8/4/2025 | 1h 25m 48s
Kimono Truth
Kimono Truth
Special | 29m 59s
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Special | 50m 59s
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Special | 57m 15s
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Special | 57m 59s
History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
Special | 28m 59s
Concord's Secret History
Concord's Secret History
7/3/2025 | 56m 11s
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
Special | 56m 46s
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
5/30/2025 | 40m 32s
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
5/30/2025 | 53m 45s
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Special | 58m 16s
Eagles of Mercy
Eagles of Mercy
Special | 56m 37s
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
Special | 54m 16s
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Special | 58m 19s
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Special | 55m 14s
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Private Life
S5 Ep502 | 43m 28s
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Special | 45m 45s
Thirst for Power
Thirst for Power
Special | 56m 45s
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Special | 59m 55s

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Finding Your Roots
The Road We Took
S12 Ep4 | 52m 9s
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Coming to America
Ep4 | 52m 55s
Gospel
The Gospel Train
Ep1 | 52m 25s
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
GOSPEL Live!
2/9/2024 | 52m 42s
Making Black America
Episode 4
Ep4 | 52m 46s
The Black Church
Episode 2
Ep2 | 1h 49m 49s
RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
Reconstruction | Part 2, Hour 1
Ep3 | 55m 53s
Africa's Great Civilizations
Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations | Hour Six
Ep6 | 52m 30s
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Part 2
Ep2 | 1h 46m 37s

1982 World's Fair

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