Episodes
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
One of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.
Extras
When smog issue plagued their city in the mid 20th century, Angelenos got creative.
The major breakthrough in understanding L.A.'s deadly smog came from a surprising place.
How has L.A.'s history of smog shown up on the big screen?
Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.
Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.
We were told to "shake it like a Polaroid picture". But what if we got it wrong?
Thousands of Superfund sites have been identified across the United States.