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American Experience airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American History.
You can become a part of American Experience by writing about your own stories such as surviving a hurricane, or living through World War II or the Vietnam War. The show started in 1988 and has been on the Internet since 1994. Recent broadcasts include, Riding the Rails: hoboes riding trains during the Great Depression and The Civilian Conservation Corps: The New Deal program put 3 million young men to work.