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Bombshell explores how the US manipulated the narrative about the toll of the WWII atomic bombings.
Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.
The life of the brilliant foreign policy powerbroker who shaped the world in which we live.
The violent 1970 clash between student protestors and construction workers in downtown NY.
The story of L.A.’s noxious smog problem and the creation of the EPA and Clean Air Act.
The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
The story of one of the most influential yet forgotten civil rights figures, Walter White.
Part of the award-winning "The Presidents" collection.
The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
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Appraisal: Victorian Slide Chain & Diamond Bracelet
Aaron Glantz and Sophie Hills discuss AI companies' efforts to influence the midterms.
October 27, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
News Wrap: AI giant Anthropic preparing for initial public offering
Candidates enter final week of campaigning with control of Congress at stake
Netanyahu faces Israeli voters in first election since Oct. 7 and Gaza war
Lula prevails in Brazil but Flávio Bolsonaro refuses to concede
How do you study a wetland when it isn't wet? Jordon and Rae enter a very dry Everglades.
Campaigns spend big to sway voters with increasingly personal attack ads
Student-led movement ousts Serbia's right-wing ruler in historic election
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
American Experience celebrates The Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Experience.
Having started Circus during the Civil War, Forepaugh became Barnum's biggest competitor.
In October of 1967, a massive protest at the University of Wisconsin turned violent.
In October 1967, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion.
In 1967, a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin sparked the antiwar movement.
The climactic struggle and ensuing peace that forever changed a president and a nation.
An American who escaped the racism of Georgia, and fought on the battlefields of France.
An inside look at the making of The Great War, premiering April 10 at 9/8c.