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Season 5

Jan 4, 1996
32 Episodes
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1996

Episodes

1

Abbott and Costello

Jan 4, 1996
60 min
2

Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

Jan 11, 1996
60 min
3

Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

Jan 18, 1996
60 min
4

Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

Jan 25, 1996
60 min
5

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

May 9, 1996
60 min
6

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

May 30, 1996
60 min
7

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

Jun 6, 1996
60 min
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8

Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

Jun 13, 1996
60 min
9

Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

Jun 20, 1996
60 min
10

Confucius: Words of Wisdom

Jun 27, 1996
60 min
11

Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

Jul 4, 1996
60 min
12

David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

Jul 11, 1996
60 min
13

Edward VIII: The Traitor King

Jul 18, 1996
60 min
14

Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

Jul 25, 1996
60 min
15

Fidel Castro: El Comandante

Aug 1, 1996
60 min
16

Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

Aug 8, 1996
60 min
17

Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

Aug 15, 1996
60 min
18

Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

Aug 22, 1996
60 min
19

John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

Aug 29, 1996
60 min
20

John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

Sep 5, 1996
60 min

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.

21

Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

Sep 12, 1996
60 min
22

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

Sep 19, 1996
60 min
23

Moses and the Ten Commandments

Sep 26, 1996
90 min

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.

24

Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

Oct 3, 1996
60 min
25

Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

Oct 10, 1996
60 min
26

Richard Nixon: Man and President

Oct 17, 1996
60 min
27

Saddam Hussein

Oct 24, 1996
60 min
28

Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

Oct 31, 1996
60 min
29

The Astors: High Society

Nov 7, 1996
60 min
30

The Fabulous World of Fabergé

Nov 14, 1996
60 min
31

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Nov 21, 1996
60 min
32

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

Nov 28, 1996
60 min