
Season 5 (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

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
