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 8

serie United States 1988

Episode rating

Season 8
7.1
E1
6.8
E2
6.6
E3
7.8
E4
6.2
E5
6.7
E6
7.7
E7
7.7
E8
7.2
E9

Cast of season 8

In order of relevance in the season

Episodes of season 89

  • 7.1
    /10

    Murder of the Century
    episode S8.E1 october 1995
    A documentary chronicling the events surrounding the murder of famed architect Stanford White by millionaire Harry Thaw over the affections of showgirl Evelyn Nesbitt in New York in 1906.
  • 6.8
    /10

    Edison's Miracle of Light
    episode S8.E2 october 1995
    The story of Thomas Edison's creation of a safe electric light system.
  • 6.6
    /10

    Chicago 1968
    episode S8.E3 november 1995
    American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.
  • 7.8
    /10

    The Orphan Trains
    episode S8.E4 november 1995
    In the 1850s, thousands of homeless children roamed New York City streets in search of food and shelter. The Children's Aid Society sent the children on trains to rural areas, where families would take in the orphans.
  • 6.2
    /10

    Freedom on My Mind
    episode S8.E5 january 1996
  • 6.7
    /10

    Daley: The Last Boss
    episode S8.E6 january 1996
    Documentary about Chicago's mayor, Richard J. Daley.
  • 7.7
    /10

    The Battle Over Citizen Kane
    episode S8.E7 january 1996
    Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' tt0033467. Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
  • 7.7
    /10

    The Wright Stuff
    episode S8.E8 february 1996
  • 7.2
    /10

    Spy in the Sky
    episode S8.E9 february 1996
    The story of America's high-altitude U-2 spy plane.