Season 3
En coursThe Treason of Arron Burr
The Emergence of Jazz
The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)
William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament
The Return of Ulysses
Sutter Discovers Gold
The Great Adventure of Marco Polo
Edison's Miracle of Light
The Burning of Rome
The Nomination of Abrahan Lincoln
The Surrender of Wake Island
Lord Nelson at Trafalgar
The Trial of Belle Starr
The Plot Against Solomon
The Battle of Gibraltar
The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy Eaton
La Fitte and Jackson at New Orleans
The Passage of the Bill of Rights
The Torment of Beethoven
The Death of Stonewall Jackson
The First Flight of the Wright Brothers
The Trial of Susan B. Anthony
The Tragedy of John Milton
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Tragic Hour of Dr. Semmelweis
The Liberation of Paris
Washington's Farewell to His Officers
D-Day
The Hatfield-McCoy Feud
The Triumph of Alexander the Great
Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind
The Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)
Walter Cronkite and his news staff stand by as President Lincoln tries to decide whether or not he should sign the bill that will free all slaves in the southern territories. The fate of the Union cause may rest upon Lincoln's decision.
The Third Annual Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg
Lou Gehrig's Greatest Day
The Final Performance of Sarah Bernhardt
Dewey's Victory at Manila
The Sinking of the Titanic
The Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44 B.C.)
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
The First Major Use of Penicillin
The Birth of Modern Boxing
Napoleon's Return From Elba
Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773)
December 16, 1773. There's tea, tea everywhere, but not a drop to drink as angry Bostonians dump the loads of tea into the harbor to protest the British taxes. Walter Cronkite and his news staff interview participants and bystanders at historic sites around Boston.