Season 2

1. Dutch Treat

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.

1952-09-07 • 120 min

2. Horns of a Dilemma

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

1952-09-14 • 120 min

3. The Bride's Teapot

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.

1952-09-21 • 120 min

4. Sometimes She's Sunday

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

1952-09-28 • 120 min

5. The Bachelor and the Ballot

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.

1952-10-12 • 120 min

6. Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word

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.

1952-10-19 • 120 min

7. The Secret Vote

1952-10-26 • 120 min

8. The Line of Duty

False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

1952-11-02 • 120 min

9. Bread of Freedom

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

1952-11-09 • 120 min

10. The Blue and White Lamp

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

1952-11-16 • 120 min

11. Mrs. Thanksgiving

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

1952-11-23 • 120 min

12. Ten Thousand Words

Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

1952-11-30 • 120 min

13. Joan of Arc

1952-12-07 • 120 min

14. Green Hills of Vermont

Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

1952-12-14 • 120 min

15. The Small One

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.

1952-12-21 • 120 min

16. Father Time

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

1952-12-28 • 120 min

17. Home is the Sailor

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

1953-01-04 • 120 min

18. Span Through Time

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

1953-01-11 • 120 min

19. The General's Bible

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

1953-01-18 • 120 min

20. Socrates' Wife

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

1953-01-25 • 120 min

21. To My Valentine

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

1953-02-01 • 120 min

22. Lincoln's Little Correspondent

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.

1953-02-08 • 120 min

23. Crown of Wings

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.

1953-02-15 • 120 min

24. Dinner for the General

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

1953-02-22 • 120 min

25. The Accused

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

1953-03-01 • 120 min

26. Horace Mann's Miracle

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

1953-03-08 • 120 min

27. The Harp of Erin

Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

1953-03-15 • 120 min

28. Photograph by Brady

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

1953-03-22 • 120 min

29. A Queen Is Born

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

1953-03-29 • 120 min

30. The Other Wise Man

1953-04-05 • 120 min

31. Skipper of the Skies

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

1953-04-12 • 120 min

32. The World on a Wire

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

1953-04-19 • 120 min

33. Hamlet

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

1953-04-26 • 120 min

34. No Man Is an Island

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.

1953-05-03 • 120 min

35. The Lady of Liberty

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

1953-05-10 • 120 min

36. Soldier of Peace

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

1953-05-17 • 120 min

37. Proudly I Love

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

1953-05-24 • 120 min

38. Spark of Genius

Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

1953-05-31 • 120 min

39. The Clay of Kings

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

1953-06-07 • 120 min

40. Scott's Castle

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

1953-06-14 • 120 min

41. Man Against Pain

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

1953-06-21 • 120 min

42. The Mercer Girls

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

1953-06-28 • 120 min