EXCLUSIVE: The idea of taking a photograph anywhere, anytime and see the image immediately has become entirely routine. But in the 1940s, the concept was revolutionary. Long before smart phones made ...

In the summer of 1950 fear gripped the residents of Wytheville, Virginia. Movie theaters shut down, baseball games were cancelled and panicky parents kept their children indoors — anything to keep ...

Edwin Land—forbidding, obsessive, brilliant and the subject of the “American Experience” presentation “Mr. Polaroid”—was an idol of Steve Jobs, according to Land biographer Ron Fierstein, because his ...

Dear Friends of American Experience, America's history is complicated. It is inspiring. And it is rich. It contains a treasure trove of cautions, but also triumphs that remain the envy of the world.

A PBS documentary profiles the storied diplomat who was obsessed, for better and worse, with keeping his adopted country safe during the Cold War. By Mike Hale An early chapter in Barak Goodman’s ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Cal State Bakersfield and Bakersfield College teamed up to premiere the film “Immigration: America’s Bittersweet Dream” on Monday. The film focuses on the history of ...