Season episodes list 5

S05E01

S05E01 : The Kennedys (1) (aired on 09/20/1992)

The life of Kennedy patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy is the subject of this episode.
S05E02

S05E02 : The Kennedys (2) (aired on 09/21/1992)

For the three Kennedy sons (John, Robert, Ted) it was the story of triumph followed by tragedy.…
S05E03

S05E03 : The Donner Party 10/10 (aired on 10/28/1992)

Tragic tale of families attempting a short-cut passage to California in the 1840s, with narration…
S05E04

S05E04 : Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (aired on 11/11/1992)

They were African-American soldiers. They were inducted into a rigidly segregated army. They…
S05E05

S05E05 : George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King (aired on 11/18/1992)

The life and achievements of Washington - as a British colonist, American general, and first…
S05E06

S05E06 : Last Stand at Little Big Horn (aired on 11/25/1992)

The historic battle discussed from the perspective of both sides that participated in the conflict.
S05E07

S05E07 : If You Knew Sousa (aired on 12/09/1992)

The story of "march king" John Philip Sousa and the connections between his music and the mood of…
S05E08

S05E08 : Simple Justice (aired on 01/18/1993)

Growing resistance to segregation, the Supreme Court decision to end it, and the life of Thurgood…
S05E09

S05E09 : Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish (aired on 01/25/1993)

The short but notable career of the coach and his team with stories from some of those who remember…
S05E10

S05E10 : Sit Down and Fight (aired on 02/01/1993)

The story of Walter Reuther and the struggle to unionize the automobile workers of the US in the…
S05E11

S05E11 : Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (aired on 02/08/1993)

Her 1963 warnings about the effects of pesticides and herbicides - especially DDT - sparked a…
S05E12

S05E12 : Goin' Back to T-Town (aired on 03/01/1993)

A profile of the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma - once a flourishing but segregated…
S05E20

S05E20 : Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian (aired on 12/02/1992)

When "Ishi," the last surviving member of a small Indian tribe, walked into the small California…