American Experience

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

season 3

serie United States 1988

Episode rating

Season 3
5.6
E1
7.8
E2
7.7
E3
7.8
E4
5.7
E5
5.8
E6
7.8
E7
7.4
E8
7.4
E9
0.0
E10
4.2
E11
6.4
E12
7.2
E13
8.0
E14

Cast of season 3

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 314

  • 5.6
    /10

    Lindbergh
    episode S3.E1 october 1990
    After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Nixon: Part I
    episode S3.E2 october 1990
    Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the first of three parts.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Richard Nixon: Part II
    episode S3.E3 october 1990
    Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the second of three parts.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Nixon: Part III
    episode S3.E4 october 1990
    Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the third of three parts.
  • 5.7
    /10

    God Bless America and Poland, Too
    episode S3.E5 october 1990
    Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United States.
  • 5.8
    /10

    Insanity on Trial
    episode S3.E6 october 1990
    The assassination of President James Garfield in 1880 by Charles Guiteau, who believed his actions were ordained by God, resulted in a trial where the plea "innocent by reason of insanity" was used for the first time.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Satellite Sky
    episode S3.E7 november 1990
  • 7.4
    /10

    The Crash of 1929
    episode S3.E8 november 1990
    Examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders.
  • 7.4
    /10

    The Iron Road
    episode S3.E9 november 1990
    The building of the railroad between Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska.
  • 0
    /10

    French Dance Tonight
    episode S3.E10 december 1990
    The distinctive music of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco performances.
  • 4.2
    /10

    Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
    episode S3.E11 december 1990
    Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists who searched for it.
  • 6.4
    /10

    After the Crash
    episode S3.E12 january 1991
  • 7.2
    /10

    Los Mineros
    episode S3.E13 january 1991
  • 8
    /10

    Coney Island
    episode S3.E14 february 1991
    The film explores the beginnings of America's first amusement park and takes us through its good times all the way up to its end. The show was originally produced for PBS's American Experience.