Season 18
(2005)
Cast
Episodes
Two Days in October 0.0
October 17, 2005
"Two Days in October" recalls two 1967 events -- a Vietcong ambush and a violent antiwar demonstration at the Universit…
Race to the Moon 0.0
October 31, 2005
"Race to the Moon" chronicles Apollo 8, the first voyage to the moon. "It was an event beyond all other events," says W…
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City 0.0
November 14, 2005
The story of the gambling mecca is told via news clips and reminiscences. Part 1 of 2
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca 0.0
November 15, 2005
News clips and reminiscences tell the story of the gambling mecca, from a dusty railroad town to a leading tourist attr…
John and Abigail Adams 0.0
January 23, 2006
An engrossing portrait of the second U.S. president and first lady, costars Simon Russell Beale and Linda Emond. Includ…
The Nuremberg Trials 0.0
January 30, 2006
A gripping study of the groundbreaking prosecution, which began Nov. 20, 1945, as Nazi Germany's leaders were held acco…
Jesse James 0.0
February 6, 2006
A striking profile of the outlaw (1847-82) is told through reenactments, comments from historians and archival photogra…
Hijacked 0.0
February 25, 2006
A look at the coordinated hijacking of four jetliners in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, whi…
Eugene O'Neill 0.0
March 21, 2006
An absorbing profile of the esteemed playwright (1888-1953). Included: excerpts from his plays are performed by Al Paci…
The Boy in the Bubble 0.0
April 10, 2006
The absorbing story of David Vetter (1971-84), who had severe combined immunodeficiency and lived inside a sterile plas…
The Alaska Pipeline 0.0
April 24, 2006
The history of the Alaska Pipeline, which was built in the 1970s to transport oil across 800 miles of pristine wilderne…
Annie Oakley 0.0
May 8, 2006
An on-target profile of the sharpshooter (1860-1926) who was “the first American woman ever to become a superstar.” Inc…
The Man Behind Hitler 0.0
May 22, 2006
A profile of Joseph Goebbels (1897-45), who helped launch Hitler's rise to power. Kenneth Branagh provides voice-over r…