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- ↑ "American Experience | Lindbergh". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ "American Experience | Nixon". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | God Bless America and Poland, Too". PBS. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Insanity on Trial". PBS. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Satellite Sky". PBS. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | The Crash of 1929". PBS. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ "American Experience | The Iron Road". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ↑ "American Experience | French Dance Tonight". PBS. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ "American Experience | Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil". PBS. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | After the Crash". PBS. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ "American Experience | Los Mineros". PBS. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ↑ "American Experience | Coney Island". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.