Season 5 (1996)
1996
Episodes: 32
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Abbott and Costello
Air Date: 1996-01-04
Ep.2 Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Air Date: 1996-01-11
Ep.3 Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
Air Date: 1996-01-18
Ep.4 Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
Air Date: 1996-01-25
Ep.5 Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Air Date: 1996-05-09
Ep.6 Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Air Date: 1996-05-30
Ep.7 Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Air Date: 1996-06-06
A history of the case
Ep.8 Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
Air Date: 1996-06-13
Ep.9 Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
Air Date: 1996-06-20
Ep.10 Confucius: Words of Wisdom
Air Date: 1996-06-27
Ep.11 Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
Air Date: 1996-07-04
Ep.12 David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
Air Date: 1996-07-11
Ep.13 Edward VIII: The Traitor King
Air Date: 1996-07-18
Ep.14 Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
Air Date: 1996-07-25
Ep.15 Fidel Castro: El Comandante
Air Date: 1996-08-01
Ep.16 Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
Air Date: 1996-08-08
Ep.17 Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
Air Date: 1996-08-15
Ep.18 Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
Air Date: 1996-08-22
Ep.19 John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
Air Date: 1996-08-29
Ep.20 John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
Air Date: 1996-09-05
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.
Ep.21 Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Air Date: 1996-09-12
Ep.22 Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Air Date: 1996-09-19
Ep.23 Moses and the Ten Commandments
Air Date: 1996-09-26
Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings.
Ep.24 Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
Air Date: 1996-10-03
Ep.25 Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
Air Date: 1996-10-10
Ep.26 Richard Nixon: Man and President
Air Date: 1996-10-17
Ep.27 Saddam Hussein
Air Date: 1996-10-24
Ep.28 Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
Air Date: 1996-10-31
Ep.29 The Astors: High Society
Air Date: 1996-11-07
Ep.30 The Fabulous World of Fabergé
Air Date: 1996-11-14
Ep.31 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Air Date: 1996-11-21