Watch American Experience Season 255 Episode 1 The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer Season 255 Episode 1 Aired date: Jan 26, 2009 Plot: The career of America's most famous and controversial nuclear physicist and his fall from grace during the Cold War. MORE |
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Using scientific accounts, diaries, photographs and letters, this film reveals how poor planning, personality clashes, questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspired to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy.
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The Polio Crusade, interweaving the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of a crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease.
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On April 4, 1968, escaped convict James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. Roads to Memphis is the fateful narrative of this killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society at that time.
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In 1973, American Indian Movement activists and residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation occupied the town of Wounded Knee, demanding redress for grievances. As a result of the siege, Indians across the country forged a new path into the future.
Release Date: 1988
Duration: 1 min
Since 1988, PBS has broadcast a series that focuses on the history of the United States and what has made it unique. Called...more
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