About this season
1996
Episodes (32)
1. Abbott and Costello
Aired 4 January 1996 • 60 min
2. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
Aired 11 January 1996 • 60 min
3. Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
Aired 18 January 1996 • 60 min
4. Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
Aired 25 January 1996 • 60 min
5. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
Aired 9 May 1996 • 60 min
6. Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Aired 30 May 1996 • 60 min
7. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
10.0Aired 6 June 1996 • 60 min
A history of the case
8. Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
Aired 13 June 1996 • 60 min
9. Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
Aired 20 June 1996 • 60 min
10. Confucius: Words of Wisdom
Aired 27 June 1996 • 60 min
11. Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
Aired 4 July 1996 • 60 min
12. David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
Aired 11 July 1996 • 60 min
13. Edward VIII: The Traitor King
Aired 18 July 1996 • 60 min
14. Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
Aired 25 July 1996 • 60 min
15. Fidel Castro: El Comandante
Aired 1 August 1996 • 60 min
16. Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
Aired 8 August 1996 • 60 min
17. Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
Aired 15 August 1996 • 60 min
18. Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
Aired 22 August 1996 • 60 min
19. John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
Aired 29 August 1996 • 60 min
20. John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
Aired 5 September 1996 • 60 min
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.
21. Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
Aired 12 September 1996 • 60 min
22. Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
Aired 19 September 1996 • 60 min
23. Moses and the Ten Commandments
Aired 26 September 1996 • 90 min
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.
24. Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
Aired 3 October 1996 • 60 min
25. Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
Aired 10 October 1996 • 60 min
26. Richard Nixon: Man and President
Aired 17 October 1996 • 60 min
27. Saddam Hussein
Aired 24 October 1996 • 60 min
28. Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
Aired 31 October 1996 • 60 min
29. The Astors: High Society
Aired 7 November 1996 • 60 min
30. The Fabulous World of Fabergé
Aired 14 November 1996 • 60 min
31. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Aired 21 November 1996 • 60 min
32. William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Aired 28 November 1996 • 60 min