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Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
- 1953-1972
- 5 seasons
- CBS
- Drama, Documentary
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Season 5 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 1956 - 1957
Episode 1
The Fall of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861)
Sun, Sep 2, 1956 30 mins
Southern guns fire on Fort Sumter, S.C., in April 1861 -- and the Civil War begins.
Episode 2
The Great Diamond Fraud (November 1872)
Sun, Sep 9, 1956
Two men use a phony diamond mine to dupe a bank and a jewel company.
Episode 3
The First Moscow Purge Trial
Sun, Sep 16, 1956
Episode 4
Decatur's Raid at Tripoli (February 16, 1804)
Sun, Sep 23, 1956
Stephen Decatur's daring nighttime raid on the Barbary pirates causes on a turning point on the young nation's asserting it's power over adversaries.
Episode 5
The Scuttling of the Graf Spee (December 17, 1939)
Sun, Sep 30, 1956
On December 17, 1939, fighting breaks out among workers on the docks when the crippled Nazi warship Graf Spee ties up at neutral Montevideo, Uruguay for repairs.
Episode 6
Mr. Christian Seizes the Bounty (April 28, 1789)
Sun, Oct 7, 1956
April 28, 1789 Capt. William Bligh is engaged in transporting breadfruit trees from Tahiti to West Indian plantations, when master's mate Fletcher Christian takes command of the ship "Bounty."
Episode 7
Hitler Invades Poland (September 1, 1939)
Sun, Oct 14, 1956
Polish diplomats attempt to reach an understanding with the German foreign office as Hitler invades Poland.
Episode 8
The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892)
Sun, May 12, 1957 30 mins
Story of the Dalton Boys riding back into their hometown of Coffeyville, Kansas after 3 years of robbery and lawlessness in the West.
Episode 9
Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the Union (March 7, 1850)
Sun, Oct 28, 1956 30 mins
A debate between Senators John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster has at stake the continuation of the Union. Emerson and Thoreau comment on the debate.
Episode 10
The Attempt to Assassinate Theodore Roosevelt (October 14, 1912)
Sun, Jun 2, 1957 30 mins
Episode 11
The Bank Holiday Crisis of March 6, 1933
Sun, Jun 9, 1957