American Experience

8.6
/10
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A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
  • 1hs
  • Seasons: 36
  • Episodes: 387
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American Experience

season 31

serie United States 1988

Episode rating

Season 31
8.0
E1
8.2
E2
7.8
E3
7.5
E4
7.2
E5
8.4
E6
8.6
E7
8.6
E8
7.9
E9

Cast of season 31

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 319

  • 8
    /10

    The Circus: Part 1
    episode S31.E1 october 2018
    The history of the performing entertainment form in American history.
  • 8.2
    /10

    The Circus Part 2
    episode S31.E2 october 2018
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Eugenics Crusade
    episode S31.E3 october 2018
    Tracing the movement to breed a "better" American race, which turned the science of heredity into an instrument of social control that led to forced sterilization campaigns.
  • 7.5
    /10

    The Swamp
    episode S31.E4 january 2019
    The history of the Florida Everglades and the efforts to reclaim, control and preserve the vast area once viewed as a wasteland.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Sealab
    episode S31.E5 february 2019
    The U.S. Navy's SEALAB, a pressurized underwater habitat complete with science labs and living quarters for divers, helps advance deep sea diving and rescue.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky
    episode S31.E6 july 2019
    Tracking the early years of the space race beginning in 1957 as the U.S. struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Chasing the Moon: Earthrise
    episode S31.E7 july 2019
    On 27 January 1967, the disastrous failure of Apollo 1 risked the cancellation of America's space program altogether. Within two years of the Apollo 1 fire, Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to escape the Earth's gravity and orbit the moon.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation
    episode S31.E8 july 2019
    The years 1969-1970 take Americans to the moon and back; what happens to scientific and engineering programs after goals are achieved.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
    episode S31.E9 august 2019
    Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the 1969 three-day music and art fair at a farm in New York that marked the end of one of the most turbulent decades in American History.