Season 5

Biography

Season 5

Jan 04, 1996 32 episodes

1996

Episodes

Episode 1

Abbott and Costello

Jan 04, 1996 60 min

Episode 2

Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

Jan 11, 1996 60 min

Episode 3

Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

Jan 18, 1996 60 min

Episode 4

Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

Jan 25, 1996 60 min

Episode 5

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

May 09, 1996 60 min

Episode 6

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

May 30, 1996 60 min

Episode 7

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

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Jun 06, 1996 60 min

A history of the case

Episode 8

Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

Jun 13, 1996 60 min

Episode 9

Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

Jun 20, 1996 60 min

Episode 10

Confucius: Words of Wisdom

Jun 27, 1996 60 min

Episode 11

Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

Jul 04, 1996 60 min

Episode 12

David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

Jul 11, 1996 60 min

Episode 13

Edward VIII: The Traitor King

Jul 18, 1996 60 min

Episode 14

Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

Jul 25, 1996 60 min

Episode 15

Fidel Castro: El Comandante

Aug 01, 1996 60 min

Episode 16

Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

Aug 08, 1996 60 min

Episode 17

Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

Aug 15, 1996 60 min

Episode 18

Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

Aug 22, 1996 60 min

Episode 19

John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

Aug 29, 1996 60 min

Episode 20

John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

Sep 05, 1996 60 min

The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, β€œI 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.

Episode 21

Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

Sep 12, 1996 60 min

Episode 22

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

Sep 19, 1996 60 min

Episode 23

Moses and the Ten Commandments

Sep 26, 1996 90 min

Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.

Episode 24

Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

Oct 03, 1996 60 min

Episode 25

Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

Oct 10, 1996 60 min

Episode 26

Richard Nixon: Man and President

Oct 17, 1996 60 min

Episode 27

Saddam Hussein

Oct 24, 1996 60 min

Episode 28

Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

Oct 31, 1996 60 min

Episode 29

The Astors: High Society

Nov 07, 1996 60 min

Episode 30

The Fabulous World of FabergΓ©

Nov 14, 1996 60 min

Episode 31

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Nov 21, 1996 60 min

Episode 32

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

Nov 28, 1996 60 min