Biography — Season 5

1996

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  01 Abbott and Costello

  Jan 4, 19961h

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  02 Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

  Jan 11, 19961h

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  03 Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

  Jan 18, 19961h

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  04 Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

  Jan 25, 19961h

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  05 Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

  May 9, 19961h

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  06 Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

  May 30, 19961h

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  07 Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

  Jun 6, 19961h★ 10.0

  A history of the case

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  08 Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

  Jun 13, 19961h

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  09 Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

  Jun 20, 19961h

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  10 Confucius: Words of Wisdom

  Jun 27, 19961h

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  11 Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

  Jul 4, 19961h

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  12 David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

  Jul 11, 19961h

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  13 Edward VIII: The Traitor King

  Jul 18, 19961h

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  14 Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

  Jul 25, 19961h

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  15 Fidel Castro: El Comandante

  Aug 1, 19961h

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  16 Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

  Aug 8, 19961h

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  17 Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

  Aug 15, 19961h

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  18 Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

  Aug 22, 19961h

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  19 John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

  Aug 29, 19961h

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  20 John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

  Sep 5, 19961h

  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.

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  21 Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

  Sep 12, 19961h

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  22 Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

  Sep 19, 19961h

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  23 Moses and the Ten Commandments

  Sep 26, 19961h 30m

  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.

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  24 Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

  Oct 3, 19961h

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  25 Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

  Oct 10, 19961h

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  26 Richard Nixon: Man and President

  Oct 17, 19961h

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  27 Saddam Hussein

  Oct 24, 19961h

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  28 Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

  Oct 31, 19961h

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  29 The Astors: High Society

  Nov 7, 19961h

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  30 The Fabulous World of Fabergé

  Nov 14, 19961h

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  31 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  Nov 21, 19961h

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  32 William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

  Nov 28, 19961h