The BEST episodes of American Experience season 3
Every episode of American Experience season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Experience season 3!
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 - God Bless America and Poland, Too
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1990
Episode focusing on Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United States.
#2 - Nixon (3): The Fall
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1990
#3 - Nixon (1): The Quest
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1990
#4 - After the Crash
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1991
After the stock market crashed in 1929, thousands suffered unemployment and poverty in the Great Depression. The most desperate year, 1932, brought World War I veterans' Bonus March, the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the New Deal.
#5 - Los Mineros
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/1991
A story of Mexican-American workers in early 20th century copper mines in the southwest.
#6 - Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1990
Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists who searched for it.
#7 - Lindbergh
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/1990
After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.
#8 - Insanity on Trial
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1990
The trial of Charles Guiteau, a seeming madman who killed President James Garfield.
#9 - Nixon (2): Triumph
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1990
#10 - The Satellite Sky
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1990
The story behind orbiting satellites, the "space race," and the proliferation and uses of man-made satellites.
#11 - The Iron Road
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1990
America is spanned when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific join track and enable a railroad system that is truly transcontinental.
#12 - Coney Island
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1991
A history of the three major amusement parks that made Coney Island one of America's favorite recreational diversions in the early to mid 20th century and the ultimate fate of Coney Island.
#13 - French Dance Tonight
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1990
The distinctive music of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco performances.
#14 - The Crash of 1929
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1990
The unbounded optimism of the Jazz Age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29th, ultimately leading to the Great Depression.