Season one of the television program '' American Experience'' originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 4,

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

and concluded on January 17,

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

. The season contained 16 new episodes and began with the film ''The Great San Francisco Earthquake''. This is the first season to feature David McCullough as the host, who previously hosted the PBS show '' Smithsonian World'' from 1984 to 1988.

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