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Season 2

1952
42 Episodes

Episodes

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1. Dutch Treat

Sep 7, 1952
120 min

Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.

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2. Horns of a Dilemma

Sep 14, 1952
120 min

A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.

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3. The Bride's Teapot

Sep 21, 1952
120 min

In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.

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4. Sometimes She's Sunday

Sep 28, 1952
120 min

An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.

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5. The Bachelor and the Ballot

Oct 12, 1952
120 min

A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.

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6. Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word

Oct 19, 1952
120 min

Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.

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7. The Secret Vote

Oct 26, 1952
120 min
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8. The Line of Duty

Nov 2, 1952
120 min

False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

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9. Bread of Freedom

Nov 9, 1952
120 min

The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.

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10. The Blue and White Lamp

Nov 16, 1952
120 min

Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

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11. Mrs. Thanksgiving

Nov 23, 1952
120 min

Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

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12. Ten Thousand Words

Nov 30, 1952
120 min

Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

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13. Joan of Arc

Dec 7, 1952
120 min
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14. Green Hills of Vermont

Dec 14, 1952
120 min

Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

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15. The Small One

Dec 21, 1952
120 min

A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.

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16. Father Time

Dec 28, 1952
120 min

The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.

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17. Home is the Sailor

Jan 4, 1953
120 min

The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.

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18. Span Through Time

Jan 11, 1953
120 min

The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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19. The General's Bible

Jan 18, 1953
120 min

A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.

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20. Socrates' Wife

Jan 25, 1953
120 min

When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

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21. To My Valentine

Feb 1, 1953
120 min

A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.

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22. Lincoln's Little Correspondent

Feb 8, 1953
120 min

Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.

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23. Crown of Wings

Feb 15, 1953
120 min

Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.

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24. Dinner for the General

Feb 22, 1953
120 min

Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

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25. The Accused

Mar 1, 1953
120 min

Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.

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26. Horace Mann's Miracle

Mar 8, 1953
120 min

The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

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27. The Harp of Erin

Mar 15, 1953
120 min

Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

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28. Photograph by Brady

Mar 22, 1953
120 min

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

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29. A Queen Is Born

Mar 29, 1953
120 min

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

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30. The Other Wise Man

Apr 5, 1953
120 min
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31. Skipper of the Skies

Apr 12, 1953
120 min

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

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32. The World on a Wire

Apr 19, 1953
120 min

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

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33. Hamlet

Apr 26, 1953
120 min

The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

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34. No Man Is an Island

May 3, 1953
120 min

Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.

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35. The Lady of Liberty

May 10, 1953
120 min

Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

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36. Soldier of Peace

May 17, 1953
120 min

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

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37. Proudly I Love

May 24, 1953
120 min

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

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38. Spark of Genius

May 31, 1953
120 min

Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

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39. The Clay of Kings

Jun 7, 1953
120 min

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

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40. Scott's Castle

Jun 14, 1953
120 min

The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.

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41. Man Against Pain

Jun 21, 1953
120 min

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

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42. The Mercer Girls

Jun 28, 1953
120 min

An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.