American Scandal

With plague spreading in San Francisco, Dr. Joseph Kinyoun faces fierce resistance from a ... more

When a deadly outbreak of bubonic plague hits San Francisco, a brilliant young bacteriolog... more

On March 16, 1968, American soldiers carried out what remains one of the most brutal war c... more

Lieutenant William Calley stands trial for the murder of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, b... more

A soldier named Ron Ridenhour breaks the silence about Pinkville, writing a letter that al... more

On the morning of March 16, 1968, Charlie Company lands in the village of My Lai expecting... more

In late 1967, the young men of Charlie Company arrive in Vietnam – ill-prepared, poorly le... more

Sociologist Andrew Whitehead is a Christian worried about an influential force in modern p... more

Negotiators make a final attempt to resolve the standoff before an FBI assault team moves ... more

In the fallout of the initial gun battle, the government sends dozens of highly-armed agen... more

Randy Weaver is arrested on gun-related charges, but a mix-up over the trial date deepens ... more

Radical Christian survivalist Randy Weaver moves his family into the remote mountains of I... more

President Nixon fights the release of his secret tapes. But with the country thrust into a... more

Senate hearing sets in motion a new crisis. With the cover-up unraveling, White House coun... more

Woodward and Bernstein uncover a shocking revelation about President Nixon's chief of staf... more

The Washington Post begins investigating a mysterious crime. President Nixon confronts a c... more

President Nixon’s reelection campaign hatches a plan. It's dangerous and risky. But it cou... more

Decades after Georgia Tann’s black market adoption ring was exposed, similar patterns of c... more

As the 1940s draws to a close, Georgia Tann is still making thousands from her black-marke... more

Georgia Tann turns her illegal adoption ring into a lucrative business, but questions star... more

Georgia Tann tightens her grip on adoption in the city of Memphis, with the help of a grow... more

In the early 20th century, a young woman named Georgia Tann begins her career in social wo... more

Edward Snowden tries to flee to Ecuador. But the Obama administration counters with a surp... more

Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald prepare to break their story. Edward Snowden goes on the... more

Edward Snowden lands a job with the NSA. But when he stumbles on a shocking government sec... more

Filmmaker Laura Poitras gets a tip from a mysterious informant. Despite the enormous risks... more

Television producers Howard Blumenthal and Bob Boden weren’t old enough to experience the ... more

Twenty-One producer Dan Enright takes drastic action to keep the rigging scandal under wra... more

As former quiz show champion Herbert Stempel watches Charles Van Doren continue his staged... more

Herbert Stempel is given the opportunity of a lifetime when television producer Dan Enrigh... more