When did American Experience Season 31 Episode 3 air?
American Experience Season 31 Episode 3 aired on July 8, 2019 at 9 PM ET.


TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

On 4 October 1957, Soviet scientists launched Sputnik 1 - a beach ball-sized, radio-transmitting aluminium alloy sphere - into orbit. The satellite caused a sensation. Amid Cold War tensions, the Soviet Union’s accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.
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American Experience Season 31 Episode 3 aired on July 8, 2019 at 9 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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