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Season 9 Episode 17: Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos

The next episode of "Vietnam: A Television History" delves into America's involvement in and secret bombing of Cambodia and Laos, leading to the strengthening of the Communist Khmer Rouge, which ultimately captures Phnom Penh in April 1975.

Season 9 Episodes:

Episode 4 Hawaii's Last Queen

4. Hawaii's Last Queen

Aired: Jan 27, 1997

Lili'uokalani navigated her royal Hawaiian heritage alongside her interaction...

Episode 5 The Telephone

5. The Telephone

Aired: Feb 3, 1997

The 1876 Centennial Exposition witnessed the groundbreaking introduction of t...

Episode 7 New York Underground

7. New York Underground

Aired: Feb 17, 1997

The next episode delves into the transformative period of New York City's sub...

Episode 9 Gold Fever

9. Gold Fever

Aired: Apr 28, 1997

A pioneering journalist defies conventions to become a celebrated reporter, k...

Episode 10 Gold Fever

10. Gold Fever

Aired: May 12, 1997

In the midst of a crippling 1890s depression, a gold rush sweeps across Ameri...

Episode 16 The Fall of Saigon

16. The Fall of Saigon

Aired: Jun 30, 1997

The next episode explores the Vietnamization of the war, tracing the US troop...

Info about American Experience

Seasons: 37

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography