S1.E1 ∙ Antietam (September 17, 1862) Sat, Apr 08, 2006 Part 1 recalls the Battle of Antietam, the costly Civil War conflict fought on September 17, 1862, that allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 7.8 /10
S1.E2 ∙ Massacre at Mystic (May 26, 1637) Sat, Apr 08, 2006 New England's Pequot War of 1637 and its connections to Mystic, Conn. 7.7 /10
S1.E3 ∙ Einstein's Letter (July 16, 1939) Sun, Apr 09, 2006 A letter by Albert Einstein launches the development of the atomic bomb. 8.1 /10
S1.E4 ∙ Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley (September 6, 1901) Sun, Apr 09, 2006 The assassination of William McKinley ushers in a new Progressive Era under the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt. 8.2 /10
S1.E5 ∙ When America Was Rocked (September 9, 1956) Mon, Apr 10, 2006 Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 7.5 /10
S1.E6 ∙ Gold Rush (January 24, 1848) Mon, Apr 10, 2006 The effects of gold being discovered are explosive. 6.9 /10
S1.E7 ∙ Scopes: The Battle Over America's Soul (July 21, 1925) Tue, Apr 11, 2006 William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow battle in court over the teaching of evolution. 7.9 /10
S1.E8 ∙ The Homestead Strike (July 6, 1892) Tue, Apr 11, 2006 Harsh working conditions and long hours at the Homestead Steel Works cause a union strike. 7.6 /10
S1.E9 ∙ Freedom Summer (June 21, 1964) Wed, Apr 12, 2006 The passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act followed the murder of three civil rights workers by members of the Ku Klux Klan. 6.3 /10
S1.E10 ∙ Shays' Rebellion: America's First Civil War (January 25, 1787) Wed, Apr 12, 2006 A violent protest against debt collection and taxation motivates George Washington to come out of retirement. 8.3 /10
