
Season 1 (1999)
Episodes: 41
Star Cast:
Episodes List

Ep.1 The Underground Railroad
Air Date: 1999-02-20

Ep.2 Dear Home: Letters from World War II
Air Date: 1999-11-11

Ep.3 The Declaration of Independence
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Ep.4 Frontier Homes
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Ep.5 The World War II Memorial
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Ep.6 National D-Day Museum
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Ep.7 Grand Central
Air Date: 1998-10-01
New York City's Grand Central Station is spotlighted. Included: the heroic building's blend of architecture and functionality; how it spurred midtown development; the court case that saved it from destruction.

Ep.8 The White House: 200th Anniversary
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Ep.9 Dear Home: Letters from WWI
Air Date: 2000-11-10
DEAR HOME: LETTERS FROM WWI chronicles the experiences of American soldiers and supply clerks, pilots and postal workers from draft day to homecoming, how they clung to pen and paper as their only connection to home, and how the war left them forever changed.

Ep.10 Civil War Battlefields
Air Date: 2001-06-03

Ep.11 America's Most Endangered 2001
Air Date: 2001-07-07

Ep.12 The Missouri
Air Date: 2001-08-31

Ep.13 The Star-Spangled Banner
Air Date: 2001-11-19
This program, narrated by Roger Mudd, offers an interesting look at the history of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem confirming a young nation's sense of self. The particular flag Key saw came about through the herculean efforts of a seamstress to meet a request by Captain Amistad, commander of Ft. McHenry outside of Baltimore. The captain wanted a large symbol of American pride to wave in the face of the British fleet as it bombarded his post during the War of 1812. Most likely, the good Captain had no suspicions as to just how wildly successful his efforts would be--after Key's poem was published in 1814, it was paired with a tune from a drinking song (everybody knew the melody already so it was easy to remember) and became quite popular. In addition to tracing the song and flag's history, the program also looks at present-day intricate efforts to preserve what is left of the original fabric.

Ep.14 USS Arizona
Air Date: 2001-12-07

Ep.15 Valley Forge
Air Date: 2002-02-18

Ep.16 American Lighthouses
Air Date: 2002-04-18

Ep.17 America's Most Endangered 2002
Air Date: 2002-07-06

Ep.18 Save Our Sounds
Air Date: 2002-12-26

Ep.19 Presidential Yacht: The USS Sequoia
Air Date: 2003-02-17

Ep.20 Dear Home: Letters from World War I
Air Date: 2003-04-11

Ep.21 Yellowstone
Air Date: 2003-05-03

Ep.22 America's Most Endangered 2003
Air Date: 2003-07-12

Ep.23 Defining Documents
Air Date: 2003-12-20

Ep.24 George Washington's Workshop
Air Date: 2004-02-13

Ep.25 National World War II Memorial
Air Date: 2004-05-30

Ep.26 The President Slept Here
Air Date: 2004-09-03

Ep.27 Secrets of Jamestown
Air Date: 2004-11-27

Ep.29 Gold Rush Ghost Towns
Air Date: 2005-05-28
Steve Thomas visits ghost towns from the American gold-rush era in Montana and California to examine preservation efforts, and innovative technology and methods used by miners. Towns include Garnet and Bannock in Montana; and Bodie, Cal. Also: A tour of the Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek, Cal.

Ep.30 Apollo: The Race Against Time
Air Date: 2005-08-27

Ep.31 FBI Stings: Recovering Stolen History
Air Date: 2005-12-10

Ep.32 Alaska's Bloodiest Battle
Air Date: 2006-03-25

Ep.33 Jefferson's Other Revolution
Air Date: 2006-06-17

Ep.34 Inside the B25
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Ep.35 Victorian Reborn
Air Date: 2006-09-23

Ep.36 Godspeed to Jamestown
Air Date: 2006-12-02

Ep.37 The Search for George Washington
Air Date: 2007-02-17

Ep.38 Sherman's Total War Tactics
Air Date: 2007-05-27

Ep.39 Revolution in Boston
Air Date: 2007-09-22

Ep.40 America's Most Endangered 1997
Air Date: 1997-01-01

Ep.41 Andrew Jackson
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