The anthology series explores the inspiring tales of individuals who overcame incredible challenges to achieve remarkable successes.
Aired: Nov 8, 1964The next episode explores Oscar W. Underwood's courageous story, focusing on ...
Aired: Nov 15, 1964A Brooklyn school teacher navigates the challenges of World War I, torn betwe...
Aired: Nov 29, 1964Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri champions California's bid for stateho...
Aired: Dec 6, 1964Richard T. Ely, a University of Wisconsin professor, bravely defends his acad...
Aired: Dec 13, 1964The Texas secession crisis intensifies, with Governor Sam Houston facing a pr...
Aired: Dec 20, 1964The next episode delves into the heated debate surrounding the 1915 pardon of...
Aired: Dec 27, 1964John Adams faces a challenging assignment as he defends the British soldiers ...
Aired: Jan 3, 1965The Nuremberg trials bring Nazis to justice in 1946, but Senator Robert A. Ta...
Aired: Jan 10, 1965Anne Hutchinson, a midwife in 17th century Boston, faces trial for her unorth...
10. General Alexander William Doniphan
Aired: Jan 17, 1965Moral dilemmas unfold as General Alexander W. Doniphan is entrusted with wagi...
Aired: Jan 24, 1965Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld reexamines the Haymarket Riot defendants...
Aired: Jan 31, 1965Frederick Douglass, a former slave who fled to the North before the Civil War...
Aired: Feb 7, 1965A Massachusetts Senator faces a moral dilemma as he weighs his anti-slavery c...
Aired: Feb 14, 1965The next episode explores the historic nomination of Judge Louis D. Brandeis ...
Aired: Feb 21, 1965Prudence Crandall's girls' boarding school in Canterbury, Connecticut, faces ...
Aired: Feb 28, 1965Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson's fate hangs in the balance as he battles to...
Aired: Mar 7, 1965Next episode of the series explores the tumultuous period of 1869, where Cuba...
Aired: Mar 14, 1965A dramatic crisis erupts in the New York Legislature in 1920 as lawmakers fac...
Aired: Mar 21, 1965A desperate struggle for power threatens to destroy the very fabric of the ki...
Aired: Mar 28, 1965The 65th Congress comes to a close as the US House of Representatives passes ...
Aired: Apr 4, 1965President Grover Cleveland faces a tough decision in 1887, weighing the merit...
Aired: Apr 11, 1965The British Navy's aggressive tactics against American vessels prompt Preside...
Aired: Apr 18, 1965Aaron Burr's fate hangs in the balance as he faces a treason trial in 1807, w...
24. Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey
Aired: Apr 25, 1965Judge Ben B. Lindsey created a revolutionary juvenile justice system in early...
Aired: May 2, 1965The next episode delves into George Mason's crucial role in shaping the US Co...
Aired: May 9, 1965Thomas Corwin, a prominent Whig politician, stood out in the 1840s by opposin...
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