Season 4

01 The Triumph of Louis Braille (May 25, 1847) Episode 111th September 1955 Louis Braille develops a system for the blind to read and write, bringing them out of the shadows of society. 02 The Last Day of an English Queen Episode 218th September 1955 03 The Boston Massacre Episode 32nd October 1955 04 The Rescue of the American Prisoners from Santo Tomas Episode 49th October 1955 05 Moscow Today Episode 516th October 1955 06 The Secret Message That Plunged America Into World War I (March 1, 1917) Episode 623rd October 1955 A dramatization of America's entry into World War I. 07 Grant and Lee at Appomattox Episode 730th October 1955 08 The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Episode 86th November 1955 09 The Hoax of Cardiff Giant (February 2, 1870) Episode 913th November 1955 Reporters are stationed at the home of poet and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes; the Cardiff N.Y. farm of William Newell, where the alleged human fossil was discovered; and at the library of Cornell University's president, Andrew D. White. Holmes and a reporter named Bud Wilson sense that the Cardiff giant is not authentic. 10 Bannister Wins the Mile Run Episode 1020th November 1955 11 Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin Episode 1127th November 1955 12 Spindletop: The First Great Texas Oil Strike Episode 124th December 1955 13 The Chicago Fire Episode 1311th December 1955 14 Pierre and Marie Curie Discover Radium Episode 1418th December 1955 15 Washington Crosses the Delaware (December 25, 1776) Episode 1525th December 1955 As snow and sleet threaten to freeze the Delaware River, General Washington attempts a crossing to surprise Hessian troops at Trenton, N.J. 16 Benedict Arnold's Plot Against West Point Episode 161st January 1956 17 The Heroism of Clara Barton Episode 178th January 1956 At the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, later labeled as "the bloodiest day of the Civil War," we witness the heroism of Clara Barton, who defies the danger of battle to administer first aid to the men. 18 V-J Day Episode 1815th January 1956 19 Dr. Pinel Unchains the Insane Episode 1912th February 1956 20 The Great Comstock Silver Strike (October 29, 1873) Episode 2026th February 1956 Walter Cronkite hosts a TV recreation of the Great Comstock Silver Strike using many well known western TV character actors. 21 When Stanley Finds Livingstone Episode 2111th March 1956 22 Berlin Airlift Episode 2225th March 1956 23 The Lost Battalion of World War I Episode 231st April 1956 24 The Recovery of the Mona Lisa Episode 248th April 1956 25 WIlliam Jennings Bryan's Presidential Nomination Episode 2515th April 1956 26 The Return of Halley's Comet Episode 2629th April 1956 27 Benjamin Franklin's Kite Experiment Episode 2713th May 1956 28 The Doolittle Raiders Take Off for Tokyo Episode 2820th May 1956 29 The Vote That Defeated Andrew Jackson for President Episode 2927th May 1956 30 Cyprus Today Episode 301st June 1956