Biography - Season 5
1996 • 32 episodes
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Episodes
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Abbott and Costello
Episode 1 • Jan 04, 1996
Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Episode 2 • Jan 11, 1996
Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
Episode 3 • Jan 18, 1996
Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
Episode 4 • Jan 25, 1996
Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Episode 5 • May 09, 1996
Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Episode 6 • May 30, 1996
Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Episode 7 • Jun 06, 1996
A history of the case
Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
Episode 8 • Jun 13, 1996
Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
Episode 9 • Jun 20, 1996
Confucius: Words of Wisdom
Episode 10 • Jun 27, 1996
Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
Episode 11 • Jul 04, 1996
David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
Episode 12 • Jul 11, 1996
Edward VIII: The Traitor King
Episode 13 • Jul 18, 1996
Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
Episode 14 • Jul 25, 1996
Fidel Castro: El Comandante
Episode 15 • Aug 01, 1996
Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
Episode 16 • Aug 08, 1996
Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
Episode 17 • Aug 15, 1996
Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
Episode 18 • Aug 22, 1996
John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
Episode 19 • Aug 29, 1996
John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
Episode 20 • Sep 05, 1996
The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I have not yet begun to fight!” became an inspiration to future generations of American sailors. Included: involvement in the American Revolution; the famous 1779 battle between Jones' Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis.
Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Episode 21 • Sep 12, 1996
Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Episode 22 • Sep 19, 1996
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Episode 23 • Sep 26, 1996
Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
Episode 24 • Oct 03, 1996
Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
Episode 25 • Oct 10, 1996
Richard Nixon: Man and President
Episode 26 • Oct 17, 1996
Saddam Hussein
Episode 27 • Oct 24, 1996
Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
Episode 28 • Oct 31, 1996
The Astors: High Society
Episode 29 • Nov 07, 1996
The Fabulous World of Fabergé
Episode 30 • Nov 14, 1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Episode 31 • Nov 21, 1996
William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Episode 32 • Nov 28, 1996