The BEST episodes of American Experience season 28
Every episode of American Experience season 28, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Experience season 28!
Presents an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.
#1 - The Boys of '36
Season 28 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2016
A group of working-class boys from the University of Washington, in the United States, surprise a nation when they capture the gold medal in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
#2 - Space Men
Season 28 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2016
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
#3 - The Battle of Chosin
Season 28 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2016
Revisit this pivotal 1950 Korean War battle through the eyewitness accounts of participants. A harrowing story of bloody combat and heroic survival in the first major military clash of the Cold War.
#4 - Murder of a President
Season 28 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2016
The story of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, and his assassination by a deluded madman named Charles Guiteau. Follow Garfield's unprecedented rise to power, his shooting only four months into his presidency, and its bizarre and heartbreaking aftermath.
#5 - The Perfect Crime
Season 28 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2016
The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. Their trial, with famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow and Cook County Prosecutor Robert Crowe, set off a national debate about morality and capital punishment.
#6 - The Mine Wars
Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2016
Go inside the coal miners' bitter battle for dignity at the dawn of the 20th century with The Mine Wars. The struggle over the material that fueled America led to the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War and turned parts of West Virginia into a bloody war zone.
#7 - Bonnie & Clyde
Season 28 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2016
Though their exploits were romanticized, the Barrow gang was believed responsible for at least 13 murders, including nine law enforcement officers, as well as numerous robberies and kidnappings. Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history -- Bonnie and Clyde.
#8 - Tesla
Season 28 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2016
A profile of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), the genius engineer who developed a way to distribute electricity over vast distances; and who envisioned a world linked by wireless technology.