Biography - Season 20

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Chuck Norris

1 - Chuck Norris

Air Date: September 23, 2005

A look at the actor who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful acting career. We visit Chuck on the set of his new TV movie, Walker, Texas Ranger, giving Chuck the opportunity to return to the Cordell Walker role he played on TV for eight years. Chuck talks about his difficult childhood, his brother's death in Vietnam, his rise to the top of the karate world and friendship with Bruce Lee, and his divorce and remarriage.

General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend

2 - General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend

Air Date: September 30, 2005

He was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return." Douglas MacArthur was a soldier's soldier the son of an officer, the star of West Point, the Army's youngest-ever full general.

Albert Einstein

3 - Albert Einstein

Air Date: October 7, 2005

Ben & Jerry's

4 - Ben & Jerry's

Air Date: October 14, 2005

Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy

5 - Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy

Air Date: October 21, 2005

Catherine the Great

6 - Catherine the Great

Air Date: October 28, 2005

Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice

7 - Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice

Air Date: November 4, 2005

J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

8 - J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

Air Date: November 11, 2005

Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare

9 - Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare

Air Date: November 18, 2005

Peter

10 - Peter

Air Date: November 25, 2005

Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer

11 - Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer

Air Date: December 2, 2005

Pocahontas: Ambassador of the New World

12 - Pocahontas: Ambassador of the New World

Air Date: December 9, 2005

Pontius Pilate

13 - Pontius Pilate

Air Date: December 16, 2005

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

14 - Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Air Date: December 23, 2005

Saint Paul

15 - Saint Paul

Air Date: December 30, 2005

Solomon

16 - Solomon

Air Date: January 6, 2006

The Hiltons

17 - The Hiltons

Air Date: January 13, 2006

The Kellogg Brothers: Corn Flake Kings

18 - The Kellogg Brothers: Corn Flake Kings

Air Date: January 20, 2006

William Shatner: Captain's Log

19 - William Shatner: Captain's Log

Air Date: January 27, 2006

Al Qaeda

20 - Al Qaeda

Air Date: February 3, 2006

Frank Serpico: Honor Bound

21 - Frank Serpico: Honor Bound

Air Date: February 10, 2006

Gerald R. Ford: Healing the Presidency

22 - Gerald R. Ford: Healing the Presidency

Air Date: February 17, 2006

Jane Austen

23 - Jane Austen

Air Date: February 24, 2006

The Brontë Sisters

24 - The Brontë Sisters

Air Date: March 3, 2006

The Home Depot

25 - The Home Depot

Air Date: March 10, 2006

Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, The Home Depot is today the largest home-improvement retailer in the world, with stores in all 50 states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. In this captivating BIOGRAPHY, interviews with some of the store's first employees and co-founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank highlight the secrets behind the triumph of this innovative "do-it-yourself" giant.

Thomas Edison: Father of Invention

26 - Thomas Edison: Father of Invention

Air Date: March 17, 2006

Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior

27 - Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior

Air Date: March 24, 2006

Howard Schultz and Starbucks

28 - Howard Schultz and Starbucks

Air Date: March 31, 2006

Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love Story

29 - Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love Story

Air Date: April 7, 2006

Weird Al Yankovic

30 - Weird Al Yankovic

Air Date: April 14, 2006

Bill Gates: The Sultan of Software

31 - Bill Gates: The Sultan of Software

Air Date: April 21, 2006

Caroline Kennedy: The Next Generation

32 - Caroline Kennedy: The Next Generation

Air Date: April 28, 2006

David Ben-Gurion

33 - David Ben-Gurion

Air Date: May 5, 2006

Ian Fleming

34 - Ian Fleming

Air Date: May 12, 2006

Lucky: The Story of Charles Lindbergh

35 - Lucky: The Story of Charles Lindbergh

Air Date: May 19, 2006

Ted Kennedy: Tragedy, Scandal, and Redemption

36 - Ted Kennedy: Tragedy, Scandal, and Redemption

Air Date: May 26, 2006

The Apostles

37 - The Apostles

Air Date: June 2, 2006

The Harry Potter Kids

38 - The Harry Potter Kids

Air Date: June 9, 2006

Barack Obama

39 - Barack Obama

Air Date: June 16, 2006

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is profiled.

George Washington: American Revolutionary

40 - George Washington: American Revolutionary

Air Date: June 23, 2006

Wall Street

41 - Wall Street

Air Date: June 30, 2006

Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy

42 - Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy

Air Date: July 7, 2006

Kate Middleton: Uncommon Bride

43 - Kate Middleton: Uncommon Bride

Air Date: July 14, 2006

Pippa Middleton: Her Life

44 - Pippa Middleton: Her Life

Air Date: July 21, 2006

Under 21 and Filthy Rich

45 - Under 21 and Filthy Rich

Air Date: July 28, 2006