Episode Detail: Baseball: The National Pastime (1940-1950) - Ken Burns American Stories
The sixth “inning” (1940-50) of Burns' 1994 series “Baseball.” Included: the batting feats of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams; Branch Rickey's signing of Jackie Robinson, breaking the Major League color barrier; the death of Babe Ruth; World War II and its impact on the game. Also: the Rockford Peaches and the women's pro leagues. John Chancellor narrates.
Episodes: Ken Burns American Stories - 32 total Episodes
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1/15/2003: Mark Twain
Season 1, Episode 8
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12/16/2002: Thomas Hart Benton
Season 1, Episode 11
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11/4/2002: Thomas Jefferson
Season 1, Episode 5
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10/28/2002: Thomas Jefferson
Season 1, Episode 4
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10/14/2002: Frank Lloyd Wright
Season 1, Episode 3
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10/7/2002: Frank Lloyd Wright
Season 1, Episode 2
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1/14/2002: Mark Twain
Season 1, Episode 7
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1/24/2001: Jazz: Risk (1945-1955)
Season 1, Episode 20
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1/23/2001: Jazz: Dedicated to Chaos (1940-1945)
Season 1, Episode 19
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1/15/2001: Jazz: The True Welcome (1929-1935)
Season 1, Episode 9
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1/10/2001: Jazz: Our Language (1924-1928)
Season 1, Episode 18
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11/8/1999: Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Season 1, Episode 22
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11/7/1999: Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Season 1, Episode 21
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11/5/1997: Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Season 2, Episode 2
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11/4/1997: Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Season 2, Episode 1
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9/24/1996: The West: One Sky Above Us
Season 2, Episode 10
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9/23/1996: The West: The Geography of Hope
Season 2, Episode 9
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9/22/1996: The West: Fight No More Forever
Season 2, Episode 8
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9/19/1996: The West: The Grandest Enterprise Under God
Season 2, Episode 7
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9/17/1996: The West: Death Runs Riot
Season 2, Episode 6
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9/17/1996: The West: The Speck of the Future
Season 2, Episode 5
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9/16/1996: The West: Empire upon the Trails
Season 2, Episode 4
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9/15/1996: The West: The People
Season 2, Episode 3
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9/26/1994: Baseball: The Capital of Baseball (1950-1960)
Season 1, Episode 16
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9/26/1994: Baseball: The National Pastime (1940-1950)
Season 1, Episode 15
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9/22/1994: Baseball: Shadow Ball (1930-1940)
Season 1, Episode 14
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1/29/1992: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Season 1, Episode 10
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3/20/1989: The Congress
Season 1, Episode 17
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10/15/1986: Huey Long
Season 1, Episode 13
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10/25/1985: The Statue of Liberty
Season 1, Episode 1
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8/7/1985: The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Season 1, Episode 12
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5/24/1982: Brooklyn Bridge
Season 1, Episode 6
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