Season 1 (2006)

Antietam
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April 9, 2006 • 1h

Fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, the Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg to Southerners) was the first major battle of the A...Read more

Massacre At Mystic
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April 9, 2006 • 1h

On May 26, 1637, English settlers and their Indian allies attacked Mystic Fort, home of the Pequot Indians, in Mystic Connecticut ...Read more

Einstein's Letter
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April 10, 2006 • 1h

Albert Einstein's letter to FDR urged the development of an unthinkably powerful new weapon. The result, known as the Manhattan Pr...Read more

Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley
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April 10, 2006 • 1h

Set against the backdrop of the 1901 World's Fair and the dawning of the new century, the assassination of President William McKin...Read more

When America Was Rocked
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April 11, 2006 • 1h

Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956, signified a whole new culture that involved teenage indep...Read more

Gold Rush
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April 11, 2006 • 1h

On January 24, 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold in a California river, assuring in the famous gold rush, whi...Read more

Scopes: The Battle Over America's Soul
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April 12, 2006 • 1h

July 21, 1925 marked the start of the Scopes Monkey Trial. At issue was the Butler Act, which had been passed a few months earlie...Read more

The Homestead Strike
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April 12, 2006 • 1h

Harsh working conditions at Carnegie's Homestead steel mill led to a union strike. The battle between management and labor signale...Read more

Freedom Summer
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April 13, 2006 • 1h

In 1964, national attention turned to Mississippi when three Civil Rights workers (two white and one black) were murdered by the K...Read more

Shay's Rebellion: America's First Civil War
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April 13, 2006 • 1h

A violent protest against debt collection and taxation practices motivated George Washington to come out of retirement to help str...Read more