Biography: Season 5

Episode 1: Abbott and Costello 1996-01-04 | 60 min Episode 2: Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union 1996-01-11 | 60 min Episode 3: Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence 1996-01-18 | 60 min Episode 4: Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific 1996-01-25 | 60 min Episode 5: Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler 1996-05-09 | 60 min Episode 6: Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention 1996-05-30 | 60 min Episode 7: Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler 1996-06-06 | 60 min A history of the case Episode 8: Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats 1996-06-13 | 60 min Episode 9: Audie Murphy: Great American Hero 1996-06-20 | 60 min Episode 10: Confucius: Words of Wisdom 1996-06-27 | 60 min Episode 11: Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World 1996-07-04 | 60 min Episode 12: David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle 1996-07-11 | 60 min Episode 13: Edward VIII: The Traitor King 1996-07-18 | 60 min Episode 14: Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth 1996-07-25 | 60 min Episode 15: Fidel Castro: El Comandante 1996-08-01 | 60 min Episode 16: Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud 1996-08-08 | 60 min Episode 17: Henry VIII: Scandals of a King 1996-08-15 | 60 min Episode 18: Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within 1996-08-22 | 60 min Episode 19: John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream 1996-08-29 | 60 min Episode 20: John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas 1996-09-05 | 60 min 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. Episode 21: Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen 1996-09-12 | 60 min Episode 22: Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World 1996-09-19 | 60 min Episode 23: Moses and the Ten Commandments 1996-09-26 | 90 min Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very human frailties and failings. Episode 24: Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story 1996-10-03 | 60 min Episode 25: Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning 1996-10-10 | 60 min Episode 26: Richard Nixon: Man and President 1996-10-17 | 60 min Episode 27: Saddam Hussein 1996-10-24 | 60 min Episode 28: Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic 1996-10-31 | 60 min Episode 29: The Astors: High Society 1996-11-07 | 60 min Episode 30: The Fabulous World of Fabergé 1996-11-14 | 60 min Episode 31: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996-11-21 | 60 min Episode 32: William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama 1996-11-28 | 60 min