Top-ratedS1.E1 ∙ AntietamSun, Apr 9, 2006Recalls the Battle of Antietam, the Civil War conflict fought on September 17, 1862, that allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.7.8/10 (44)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E2 ∙ Massacre at MysticSun, Apr 9, 2006New England's Pequot War of 1637 and its connections to Mystic, Conn.7.7/10 (39)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E3 ∙ Einstein's LetterMon, Apr 10, 2006A letter by Albert Einstein launches the development of the atomic bomb.8.1/10 (33)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E4 ∙ Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinleyMon, Apr 10, 2006The assassination of William McKinley ushers in a new Progressive Era under the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt.8.2/10 (33)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E5 ∙ When America Was RockedTue, Apr 11, 2006Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show."7.5/10 (20)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E6 ∙ Gold Rush (January 24, 1848)Tue, Apr 11, 2006The effects of gold being discovered are explosive.6.9/10 (25)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E7 ∙ Scopes: The Battle Over America's SoulWed, Apr 12, 2006William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow battle in court over the teaching of evolution.7.8/10 (26)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E8 ∙ The Homestead StrikeWed, Apr 12, 2006Harsh working conditions and long hours at the Homestead Steel Works cause a union strike.7.6/10 (34)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E9 ∙ Freedom Summer (June 21, 1964)Thu, Apr 13, 2006The passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act followed the murder of three civil rights workers by members of the Ku Klux Klan.6.3/10 (28)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E10 ∙ Shays' Rebellion: America's First Civil WarThu, Apr 13, 2006A violent protest against debt collection and taxation motivates George Washington to come out of retirement.8.3/10 (35)Rate
