Biography
Season 5
1996 • 32 Episodes
Episodes
1. Abbott and Costello
January 4, 1996
No overview available.
2. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
January 11, 1996
No overview available.
3. Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
January 18, 1996
No overview available.
4. Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
January 25, 1996
No overview available.
5. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
May 9, 1996
No overview available.
6. Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
May 30, 1996
No overview available.
7. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
June 6, 1996
A history of the case
8. Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
June 13, 1996
No overview available.
9. Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
June 20, 1996
No overview available.
10. Confucius: Words of Wisdom
June 27, 1996
No overview available.
11. Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
July 4, 1996
No overview available.
12. David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
July 11, 1996
No overview available.
13. Edward VIII: The Traitor King
July 18, 1996
No overview available.
14. Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
July 25, 1996
No overview available.
15. Fidel Castro: El Comandante
August 1, 1996
No overview available.
16. Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
August 8, 1996
No overview available.
17. Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
August 15, 1996
No overview available.
18. Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
August 22, 1996
No overview available.
19. John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
August 29, 1996
No overview available.
20. John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
September 5, 1996
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
September 12, 1996
No overview available.
22. Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
September 19, 1996
No overview available.
23. Moses and the Ten Commandments
September 26, 1996
No overview available.
24. Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
October 3, 1996
No overview available.
25. Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
October 10, 1996
No overview available.
26. Richard Nixon: Man and President
October 17, 1996
No overview available.
27. Saddam Hussein
October 24, 1996
No overview available.
28. Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
October 31, 1996
No overview available.
29. The Astors: High Society
November 7, 1996
No overview available.
30. The Fabulous World of Fabergé
November 14, 1996
No overview available.
31. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
November 21, 1996
No overview available.
32. William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
November 28, 1996
No overview available.