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American Experience Season 28 Episodes
Season 28 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2015 - 2016
Episode 1
Walt Disney - Part 1
Mon, Sep 14, 2015221 mins
A look at Walt Disney's career from early films to Disneyland to ideas for a new community (EPCOT) that was not realized before his death. A great insight into his motivations and values.
Episode 2
Walt Disney - Part 2
Tue, Sep 15, 2015111 mins
Explore the complex life and enduring legacy of the creative genius as he made films such as Cinderella and Mary Poppins and realized his dream project, Disneyland.
Episode 3
American Comandante
Tue, Nov 17, 2015
U.S. citizen William Morgan rises to power in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.
Episode 4
The Pilgrims
Tue, Nov 24, 2015129 mins
Recounts the founding (1620) and early years of the Plymouth Colony in the 17th century. Includes the real story of the "First Thanksgiving".
Episode 5
Bonnie & Clyde
Tue, Jan 19, 201652 mins
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow embark on a two-year crime spree during the Great Depression and become known as the most famous criminal couple in U.S. history.
Episode 6
Mine Wars
Tue, Jan 26, 2016111 mins
Efforts of the United Mine Workers, led by Mother Jones, to organize coal miners in southern West Virginia at the beginning of the 20th century leads to violence and insurrection.
Episode 7
Murder of a President
Tue, Feb 2, 2016115 mins
The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassination.
Episode 8
The Perfect Crime
Tue, Feb 9, 201653 mins
The trial of wealthy college students Leopold and Loeb, who murder a 14-year-old boy in 1924, sets off a national firestorm about morality and capital punishment.
Episode 9
Space Men
Tue, Feb 9, 201655 mins
U.S. Air Force pilots and scientists lay the groundwork for the U.S. space program through project "Man High".
Episode 10
The Boys of '36
Tue, Aug 2, 201653 mins
A group of working-class boys from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), one of the oldest universities on the west coast, surprised the world when they captured the gold medal in rowing over Germany and Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.