Episodes 42

1

Dynamite

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September 5, 19542h

The Swedish-American inventor of dynamite, established before his death the Nobel Prize to be awarded annually for the best work in the field of physics, medicine and chemistry.

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2

Do Not Cry For Me

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September 12, 19542h

Tells the story of the early life of the American composer Stephen Foster. Relates the difficulties Foster encountered when he tried to have his first song performed.

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A Man of Many Ideas

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September 19, 19542h

The story of John Nelson Wanamaker the 35th United States Postmaster General who was known for buying an abandoned railroad depot and converting it into a department story called "The Grand Depot" which was considered the first department store in Philadelphia.

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4

The Reluctant Redeemer

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September 26, 19542h

The story tells of Moses' upbringing by an Egyptian pharaoh, his killing of a cruel overseer and the flight to Media where he marries. When the voice of God comes from the burning bush he returns to Egypt to free his people. Natalie Wood will be featured as the beloved ot Moses when he was a young man.

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5

The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach

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October 3, 19542h

From court appointed organist to his triumphant position as Kantor at the Thomasschule his story unfolds as his music was given to the world almost a century after he died after being rediscovered by Felix Mendelssohn.

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6

The Immortal Oath

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October 10, 19542h

The tale of Hippocrates, the father of medicine is dramatized.

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7

The Yankee Roadblocks

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October 17, 19542h

An all-male cast set in the Revolutionary War days, the story tells how a hero exposed the plot of Benedict Arnold and save General Washington from being captured by the British.

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8

The Lady in the Wings

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October 24, 19542h

The widow of the great composer, Edward MacDowell, remembering her happy past, wishes to create a place where artists from all quarters can work in solitude.

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9

The Path to Peace

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October 31, 19542h

Horace Greeley's fight for peace is dramatized.

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10

A Matter of Principal

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November 14, 19542h

An incident in the life of John Adams, second President of the United States and his defense of an English Officer who was charged with the deaths of five American patriots in Boston.

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11

President for a Day

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November 21, 19542h

The story of the man who was President of the United States for one day is told. David Rice Atchison as President of the Senate automatically became President for 24 hours when Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.

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12

Macbeth

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November 28, 19542h

A dramatization of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

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13

Deadlock

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December 5, 19542h

The story of the Burr–Hamilton duel arose from a long-standing political and personal rivalry that had developed between both men over a course of several years.

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14

The Province of Man

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December 12, 19542h

The story of how William Harvey used King John of England as a guinea pig to test his theory of the circulatory system.

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15

Amahl and the Night Visitors

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December 19, 19542h

The tale of a poor boy and his mother who journey to visit Christ's birth in Bethlehem.

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16

The Joyful Tydings

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December 26, 19542h

The story of the stormy controversy during the reign of Henry the Eighth is dramatized.

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17

William Tell

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January 2, 19552h

The story of the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is dramatized.

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18

The First Mintmaster

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January 9, 19552h

Story of John Hull, first mintmaster of Massachusetts Bay Colony, who was appointed to the post in 1650 as the culmination of his efforts to abolish barter and foreign coinage in favor of a stabilized currency.

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19

Crusade for Freedom

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January 16, 19552h

In the name of his brother, the editor of a Boston newspaper, Benjamin Franklin launches a crusade against Cotton Mather.

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20

Dr. Harvey W. Wiley

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January 23, 19552h

Struggle of chemist Wiley to expose frauds in food and drug trade and in patent medicine. His efforts to prove the harmful effects of adulterated and falsely labeled food ultimately led to passage of the Food and Drug Act.

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21

A Story About Henry Ford

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January 30, 19552h

Ford, unhappy with farm life, moves to Detroit where he begins to experiment with the gas engine, certain that it could be made to propel a vehicle.

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22

Patrick Henry

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February 6, 19552h

Silver-tongued Patrick Henry studied law for only six weeks, but so impressed the board that they passed him. He was a successful Southern backwoods lawyer and reluctant to enter the Virginia House of Burgesses until the British introduced the Stamp Act.

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23

The Shining Beacon

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February 13, 19552h

Tale of Alcuin, the great educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write.

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24

Martha Custis Washington

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February 20, 19552h

The courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a widowed mother of two.

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25

The Talking Wire

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February 27, 19552h

The story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone.

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26

The Adventures of Lt. Contee

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March 6, 19552h

Tribute to one of Commodore Perry's officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade.

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27

The Pirate and the Lawyer

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March 13, 19552h

Adventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston.

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28

Soldier's Bride

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March 20, 19552h

Story of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis.

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29

The Finest Gift

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March 27, 19552h

The story of Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece.

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30

The Green Mountain Boys

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April 3, 19552h

The story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys.

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Lydia

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April 10, 19552h

Story of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome and saved the life of the Apostle Paul.

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32

The Man Who Tore Down the Wall

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April 17, 19552h

Story from 1910 of Dr. James Ewing, who fought to break down the barriers erected against the investigation and treatment of cancer, and who almost single-handedly founded the Memorial Cancer Center in New York City.

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33

Aimee de Rivery

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April 25, 19542h

Story of Aimée de Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey.

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34

The Touch of Steel

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May 1, 19552h

The story of young army officer and law student Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 60th justice of the United States Supreme Court.

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35

Cradle Song

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May 8, 19552h

Story of Ernestine Schumann-Heink.

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36

The Promise

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May 15, 19552h

A dramatization of the legend of Damon and Pythias.

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37

The Man With a Camera

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May 22, 19552h

Story of George Eastman, and his development of the first camera to use film.

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Tribute to Rotary International in commemoration of its golden anniversary. Includes speech by then Rotary president Herbert J. Taylor.

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39

The Tempering of the Sword

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June 5, 19552h

The story of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, founder of the American military system, who trained troops in the American Revolution.

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40

Cadet Poe

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June 12, 19552h

Recounts a "little-known incident" in the life of Edgar Allan Poe.

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The Father Who Had No Sons

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June 19, 19552h

The inspiring story of Milton S. Hershey, who worked so hard to bring happiness to thousands of orphans.

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42

The Farmer From Monticello

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Season Finale
June 26, 19552h

The story of Thomas Jefferson's return to politics in 1773.

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