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