Season episodes list 12

S12E01

S12E01 : New York (1): The Country and the City (1609-1825) (aired on 11/14/1999)

The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and…
S12E02

S12E02 : New York (2): Order and Disorder (1825-1865) (aired on 11/15/1999)

Already established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest…
S12E03

S12E03 : New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898) (aired on 11/16/1999)

Now the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy…
S12E04

S12E04 : New York (4): The Power and the People (1898-1918) (aired on 11/17/1999)

As New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and…
S12E05

S12E05 : New York (5): Cosmopolis (1919-1931) (aired on 11/18/1999)

In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of…
S12E06

S12E06 : Eleanor Roosevelt (aired on 01/10/2000)

Biography of the wife of FDR, her early life, marriage, and rise to the position of one of the most…
S12E07

S12E07 : Houdini (aired on 01/24/2000)

In 1912 Harry Houdini was lowered into New York's East River in a crate wrapped in chains. The…
S12E08

S12E08 : Nixon's China Game (aired on 01/31/2000)

Nixon and Kissinger decide to engage China as leverage in the Cold War.
S12E09

S12E09 : The Duel (aired on 02/14/2000)

The background and aftermath of the 1804 conflict between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
S12E10

S12E10 : John Brown's Holy War (aired on 02/28/2000)

Rise and fall of the volatile and sometimes violent abolitionist.
S12E11

S12E11 : George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1) (aired on 04/23/2000)

The tumultuous career of the controversial politician from Alabama.
S12E12

S12E12 : George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2) (aired on 04/24/2000)

The tumultuous career of the controversial politician from Alabama.
S12E13

S12E13 : Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory (aired on 05/01/2000)

Traveling singers from an all-Black school tour the north and overseas in the decade after the…
S12E14

S12E14 : Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life (aired on 05/08/2000)

The life of the "Yankee Clipper," from his humble beginnings as the son of an Italian-American…
S12E15

S12E15 : The Wizard of Photography (aired on 05/22/2000)

The story of the innovations that made photography affordable and easy enough for any American to…