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.

Last Updated: 3/26/2024Network: PBSStatus: Continuing
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God Bless America and Poland, Too
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#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.

Directors: Marian Marzynski
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Nixon (3): The Fall
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#2 - Nixon (3): The Fall

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1990

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Nixon (1): The Quest
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#3 - Nixon (1): The Quest

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1990

Directors: David Espar
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After the Crash
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#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.

Directors: Eric Neudel
Writer: Steve Fayer
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Los Mineros
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#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.

Directors: Hector Galan
Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
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#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.

Directors: Robert Tranchin
Lindbergh
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#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.

Directors: Stephen Ives
Insanity on Trial
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#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.

Nixon (2): Triumph
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#9 - Nixon (2): Triumph

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1990

Directors: Elizabeth Deane
The Satellite Sky
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#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.

Directors: Robert Stone
The Iron Road
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#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.

Directors: Neal Goodwin
Writer: Neal Goodwin
Coney Island
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#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.

Directors: Ric Burns
Writer: Richard Snow
French Dance Tonight
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#13 - French Dance Tonight

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1990

The distinctive music of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco performances.

The Crash of 1929
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#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.