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Bombshell

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

Henry David Thoreau
Several More Lives to Live
Ep3 | 1h 1m 51s
The American Revolution
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
Ep2 | 2h 4m 18s
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
“The Homeless, Tempest-Tossed” (1942 - )
Ep3 | 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
“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” (1973 – 1983)
Ep7 | 2h 21m 1s
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Revolution
Ep1 | 1h 33m 59s
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 Empire Of Grandeur (1915-1919)
Ep3 | 1h 50m 32s
Jazz
Swing: Pure Pleasure
Ep5 | 1h 28m 38s
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
The Central Park Five
4/15/2013 | 1h 58m
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 2
2/1/1997 | 1h 24m 43s
The West
Speck of the Future
Ep3 | 1h 24m 49s
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

New
American Masters
Tyler James Williams on 30 Years of Acting and Protecting the Next Generation
Special | 35m 23s
New
Columbus Neighborhoods
Inside Ohio’s Governor’s Residence: A Tour with the First Lady
Special | 13m 5s
New
Becoming American: Philadelphia's Story
Becoming American: Philadelphia's Story
6/15/2026 | 55m 12s
New
The Last Twins
My Mother's Eyes
Special | 6m 26s
In the Margins
George Washington’s Obsession They Don’t Teach You About
S2 Ep7 | 13m 30s
Waal River Crossing: 1944
Waal River Crossing: 1944
Special | 57m 59s
Origin of the Dream
Origin of the Dream
Special | 56m 46s
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Women Of WWII: More Untold Stories
Ep2 | 58m 39s
The Unlikely Union: A Storytelling Symphony
The Unlikely Union: A Storytelling Symphony
Special | 1h 57m 28s
Secrets of the Dead
China's Bronze Kingdom
S23 Ep4 | 55m 15s
What I Want You To Know
What I Want You To Know
Special | 57m 25s
Rohna Classified
Rohna Classified
Special | 57m 28s
Upstate Attractions
Eisenhower Lock Visitors Center
Ep106 | 27m 58s
Rogue History
Why the Founding Fathers Were Obsessed with This Muslim Ruler
S3 Ep7 | 11m 11s
Creating the Erie Canal
Creating the Erie Canal
Special | 56m 23s
Trolley Park: Great Lakes
Trolley Park: Great Lakes
Special | 26m 46s
American Muslims: A History Revealed
A New Hope for Freedom
Ep5 | 24m 45s
Red Storm Rising: The Struggle for the American Communist Party
Red Storm Rising: The Struggle for the American Communist Party
Special | 56m 46s
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
Episode #101
5/1/2026 | 46m 37s
Fat Boy: The Billy Stewart Story
Fat Boy: The Billy Stewart Story
Special | 57m 15s
Lucy Worsley Investigates
Episode 2
S3 Ep2 | 54m 45s
The Ship That Turned Back
The Ship That Turned Back
Special | 28m 50s
Our Vanishing Americana: Florida
Our Vanishing Americana: Florida
Special | 55m 34s
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Rhythm, Roads & Roots
Special | 56m
Hopewell Earthworks - Stories Written On The Land
What Did The Indigenous Astronomers Know About Space?
Ep4 | 56m 29s
Henry David Thoreau
Being Alive
Ep2 | 56m 54s
White with Fear
White With Fear
3/24/2026 | 1h 24m 59s
She Was First
Ruth E. Carter
3/20/2026 | 26m 46s
The Making of The American Revolution
The Making of The American Revolution
2/27/2026 | 1h 17m 28s
Of the People: Women of the Civil Rights Movement
Of the People: Women of the Civil Rights Movement
2/27/2026 | 54m 9s
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
"The Grand Alliance"
2/17/2026 | 52m 25s
A Fuller Education
A Fuller Education
Special | 57m 45s
Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in America
Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in America
Special | 53m 1s
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
Riot: from Rebellion to Redemption
Riot: from Rebellion to Redemption
Special | 56m 38s
I'm Goin' Home
I'm Goin' Home
Special | 56m 47s
American Experience
Bombshell
S37 Ep8 | 1h 22m 36s
From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish
New Worlds
1/4/2026 | 50m 35s
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
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt
Boom to Bust
1/1/2026 | 54m 31s
Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI
Marked Man: Martin Luther King and the FBI
Special | 43m 48s
Monstrum
Why Lumberjacks Never Look Behind Them
S7 Ep14 | 9m 53s
The American Revolution
In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)
Ep1 | 1h 56m 9s
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
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
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
Special | 56m 41s

Finding Your Roots
Rags to Riches
S12 Ep10 | 52m 9s
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
Crossroads
2/17/2026 | 52m 55s
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 2
Ep4 | 55m 28s
Africa's Great Civilizations
The Atlantic Age | Hour Five
Ep5 | 52m 11s
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Part 2
Ep2 | 1h 46m 37s

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