American Experience

Blue Skies for Fly Girls on The American Experience Online
In the midst of World War II, the call went out: women with flight experience were needed to fly for the military as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). (May 26, 1999)

MacArthur Returns With The American Experience Online
No soldier has ever captured the American imagination more than Douglas MacArthur. (April 28, 1999)

Surviving the Dust Bowl on The American Experience
The American Experience Online's "Surviving the Dust Bowl" chronicles the story of the disastrous dust storms of the 1930s that swept across the Southern Plains. (April 27, 1999)

Down on the Farm With The American Experience
A family farm. (April 20, 1999)

The American Experience Launches Riding the Rails Website
At the height of the Great Depression, 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. (March 31, 1999)

The American Experience Online Examines Influenza 1918
There's a serious -- even deadly -- side to the pervasive aching-sneezing-coughing-wheezing maladies that winter brings. (March 2, 1999)

American Experience Online Launches Hoover Dam Resource
Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. (January 19, 1999)

American Experience Online Launches New Season
The American Experience Online has announced America 1900 from PBS's acclaimed history series, which is newly designed for 1998-99. (November 17, 1998)

Stories of American WWII Soldiers on The American Experience Online
Beginning Monday July 27, The American Experience Online celebrates the courage and endurance of American soldiers fighting in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge in a new online feature, Guts and Glory. (July 27, 1998)

Riding the Rails with The American Experience Online
At the height of the Great Depression, there were 250,000 teenagers living on the road in America. (April 8, 1998)

The American Experience Online Covers Ronald Reagan's Rise To The Presidency
The American Experience Onlne, the innovative Web site of PBS's award-winning history series, continues to update and enhance an interactive Web feature, "The Presidents," to accompany the broadcast of a series of presidential profiles airing on PBS this February. (February 13, 1998)

Making History with The American Experience Online
PBS Online is offering three website on different aspects of American Experience. (January 17, 1998)