Season 3 Episodes
1. The Treason of Arron Burr
August 29th, 1954
2. The Emergence of Jazz
September 5th, 1954
3. The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)
August 14th, 2026
4. William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament
September 19th, 1954
5. The Return of Ulysses
September 26th, 1954
6. Sutter Discovers Gold
October 3rd, 1954
7. The Great Adventure of Marco Polo
October 10th, 1954
8. Edison's Miracle of Light
October 17th, 1954
9. The Burning of Rome
October 24th, 1954
10. The Nomination of Abrahan Lincoln
October 31st, 1954
11. The Surrender of Wake Island
November 7th, 1954
12. Lord Nelson at Trafalgar
November 14th, 1954
13. The Trial of Belle Starr
November 21st, 1954
14. The Plot Against Solomon
November 28th, 1954
15. The Battle of Gibraltar
December 5th, 1954
16. The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy Eaton
December 12th, 1954
17. La Fitte and Jackson at New Orleans
December 19th, 1954
18. The Passage of the Bill of Rights
December 26th, 1954
19. The Torment of Beethoven
January 2nd, 1955
20. The Death of Stonewall Jackson
January 9th, 1955
21. The First Flight of the Wright Brothers
January 16th, 1955
22. The Trial of Susan B. Anthony
January 23rd, 1955
23. The Tragedy of John Milton
January 30th, 1955
24. The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
February 6th, 1955
25. The Tragic Hour of Dr. Semmelweis
February 13th, 1955
26. The Liberation of Paris
February 20th, 1955
27. Washington's Farewell to His Officers
February 27th, 1955
28. D-Day
March 6th, 1955
29. The Hatfield-McCoy Feud
March 20th, 1955
30. The Triumph of Alexander the Great
March 27th, 1955
31. Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
April 3rd, 1955
32. P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind
April 10th, 1955
33. The Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)
April 17th, 1955
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.
34. The Third Annual Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg
April 24th, 1955
35. Lou Gehrig's Greatest Day
May 1st, 1955
36. The Final Performance of Sarah Bernhardt
May 8th, 1955
37. Dewey's Victory at Manila
May 15th, 1955
38. The Sinking of the Titanic
May 22nd, 1955
39. The Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44 B.C.)
May 29th, 1955
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.
40. The First Major Use of Penicillin
June 5th, 1955
41. The Birth of Modern Boxing
June 12th, 1955
42. Napoleon's Return From Elba
June 19th, 1955
43. Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773)
August 14th, 2026
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.
