Features | American Experience | Official Site

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What’s in a Chart?

The Billboard Hot 100 has been around since 1958. What can we learn from it?

JFK | Comic

The Phone Call

Some say that JFK's call to Coretta Scott King changed the course of history.

JFK | Article

JFK: Intimate Memories of an Icon

Stories about the 35th president from those who knew him well.

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The Casual Excellence of Ella Fitzgerald

By challenging conventional links between Black women’s lives and their art, Ella Fitzgerald made space for imagination, virtuosity, and play.

The Great War | Article

“I Want You,” Remixed

The stern-faced poster of Uncle Sam demanding “I Want You,” shows no desire for quiet retirement; today the icon remains as recognizable and remixed as ever.

Command and Control | Behind the Scenes

Scene Breakdown: The Socket

Filmmaker Robert Kenner talks about filming inside of a decomissioned Titan II Missile complex in order to recreate a harrowing event from 1980.

Last Days in Vietnam | Clip

We Jumped Out

When a South Vietnamese helicopter was too large to land on the U.S. Navy ship, the USS Kirk, the family on board had to make a leap of faith.

The Battle of Chosin | Image Gallery

The Chosin Few

Those who fought in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir call themselves the “Chosin Few." Explore their portraits and stories.

The Race Underground | Image Gallery

Boston in the Early 1900s

What did Boston look like in the early 1900s? And how much has it changed?

Oklahoma City | Article

Life After Oklahoma City

Rebecca Muniz was one of six children at the America’s Kids day-care center who survived the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Here, she discusses her life since the bombing.

Walt Disney | Image Gallery

Who went to Disneyland?

Ronald Reagan and Edward Kennedy were among Disneyland's famous early visitors.

Command and Control | Article

Goldsboro, 1961

When all that stands between the world and nuclear disaster is the flip of a switch.