American Experience

The history of the performing entertainment form in American history.

Stars: Richie Moriarty, Michael Murphy, Robert J. Thompson
Writer(s): Sharon Grimberg

Stars: Robert J. Thompson

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.

Stars: Corey Stoll
Director(s): Michelle Ferrari
Writer(s): Michelle Ferrari

The history of the Florida Everglades and the efforts to reclaim, control and preserve the vast area once viewed as a wasteland.

Stars: Tim Hopper
Director(s): Randall MacLowry

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.

Stars: Michael Murphy

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.

Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins