American Experience
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American Experience is a long-running PBS documentary television series that explores significant events and figures in American history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Experience canonical | 4 |
| A People’s History of the United States television documentary | 1 |
| American Experience: The War on Disco | 1 |
| Eyes on the Prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T472460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Experience Context triple: [PBS, notableProgram, American Experience]
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A.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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B.
American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
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C.
American Guide Series
The American Guide Series is a collection of state and regional travel guides produced in the 1930s–40s under the New Deal, notable for its detailed documentation of American history, culture, and geography.
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D.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
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E.
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Ron Howard that dramatizes the post-Watergate television interviews between British journalist David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Experience Target entity description: American Experience is a long-running PBS documentary television series that explores significant events and figures in American history.
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A.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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B.
American Memory
American Memory is a digital archive of historical collections from the Library of Congress, providing public access to millions of primary source materials documenting American history and culture.
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C.
American Guide Series
The American Guide Series is a collection of state and regional travel guides produced in the 1930s–40s under the New Deal, notable for its detailed documentation of American history, culture, and geography.
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D.
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a long-running American television news magazine program known for its in-depth investigative reporting and interviews.
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E.
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Ron Howard that dramatizes the post-Watergate television interviews between British journalist David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary television series
ⓘ
historical documentary series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | public television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | PBS ⓘ |
| explores |
significant events in American history
ⓘ
significant figures in American history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American history
ⓘ
historical events ⓘ historical figures ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeType | standalone documentary films ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
narrated documentaries
ⓘ
television program ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | United States historical perspective ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
archival footage use
ⓘ
in-depth historical research ⓘ scholarly interviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
biographies of American figures
ⓘ
cultural history of the United States ⓘ political history of the United States ⓘ social history of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| originalTitle | American Experience self-link ⓘ |
| portrays |
major events in United States history
ⓘ
notable Americans ⓘ |
| producer | WGBH Boston ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
WGBH Boston
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surface form:
WGBH
|
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
archival film
ⓘ
archival photographs ⓘ expert commentary ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: American Experience Description of subject: American Experience is a long-running PBS documentary television series that explores significant events and figures in American history.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eyes on the Prize
this entity surface form:
A People’s History of the United States television documentary
this entity surface form:
American Experience: The War on Disco