Broadcast live from New York, Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas story was the first opera commissioned for television, and was repeated in several subsequent telecasts.
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December 24, 1951
2. Doctor Serocold
A Hollywood press agent is assigned to promote a starlet with whom he was once in love.
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January 6, 1952
3. Love Story
Adaptation of the novel by Helen Ashton.
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January 13, 1952
4. The Big Build-Up
Dramatization of the love affair between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
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January 20, 1952
5. The Story of Roger Williams
In 1631 Roger Williams landed in Boston. He had come to America to find freedom of belief and worship; instead, he found the church here still connected to the church in England and just as oppressive. He refused to join the church in Boston because it still held communion
with the Church of England, from which he had just fled. He thought it his duty to renounce
all connection with any church that would stain its hands in the blood of the Lord's people.
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January 27, 1952
6. Florence Nightingale
Biography of Florence Nightingale: her determination to build hospitals and train nurses for the sick and disabled during the Crimean War, her correspondence with the Minister of War, and the letter of appreciation she received from Queen Victoria.
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February 3, 1952
7. Woman with a Sword
Story of Anna Ella Carroll, prominent member of a Maryland family who served as unofficial but close advisor and special representative to President Lincoln.
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February 10, 1952
8. The Plot to Kidnap General Washington
Irish-American tailor Hercules Mulligan's contribution to the American Revolution.
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February 17, 1952
9. Mistress of the White House
The story of Dolley Madison.
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February 24, 1952
10. Prelude
The meeting of George Sand and Frederic Chopin.
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March 2, 1952
11. Juliette Low and the Girl Scouts
The founding of the Girl Scouts, presented on the occasion of their 40th anniversary.
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March 9, 1952
12. Constitution Island
A salute to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on its 150th anniversary, focusing on Anna Warner's historic gift of Contitution Island to the institution; set in 1907.
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March 16, 1952
13. Harriet Quimby
The story of America's first woman aviator.
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March 23, 1952
14. The Vision of Father Flanagan
The story of Reverend Edward Joseph Flanagan who, as a young priest from Ireland, founded Boys Town, Nebraska, where outcast boys could find the love and care denied them in their own homes.
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March 30, 1952
15. Ordeal by White House
Little-known incidents in the life of Grover Cleveland.
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April 6, 1952
16. Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poetess
Story of America's first woman author.
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April 20, 1952
17. Miracle in May
Dr. Edward Jenner discovers the smallpox vaccination.
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April 27, 1952
18. The Face of Spain
The life of Francisco Goya; set in Spain, 1786.
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May 4, 1952
19. A Woman for the Ages
The story of Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams.
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May 11, 1952
20. Reign of Terror
Eliza Monroe, in Paris as the wife of the U.S. Foreign Minister toFrance, obtains Madame Lafayette's release from prison and sentence of death by guillotine.
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May 18, 1952
21. The Magnificent Failure
A biography of Louisa May Alcott, ending with her writing of ""Little Women"" in 1860.
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May 25, 1952
22. The King's Author
Biography of Ben Jonson, covering the writing of Eastward ho; set in London, 1606.
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June 1, 1952
23. Nefretiti, Queen of Egypt
Biography of Nefretiti, illustrating her life with the Pharoah and her influence on Egyptian history and culture.
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June 8, 1952
24. Mr. and Mrs. Freedom
The story of Anna and John Peter Zenger and their fight for freedom of the press.
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June 15, 1952
25. Forgotten Children
A dramatization honouring American educator Martha Berry, founder of Mt. Berry, a Georgia home for mountain people.
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June 22, 1952
26. Our Sister Emily
The story of the Bronte sisters.
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June 29, 1952
27. The Legend of Josiah Blow
An infantryman in the American Revolution lights a firecracker and gets blown into another generation.
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July 6, 1952
28. The Real Glory
Story of a town in U.S. taken over by corrupt men due to the neglect of the citizenry.
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July 13, 1952
29. Salvage
An aging man thinks his usefulness to society is at an end.
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July 20, 1952
30. 21-Plus
Story of the importance of one vote in an election.
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July 27, 1952
31. The Carlson Legend
A young state senator runs into a moral problem while conducting a cleanup campaign.
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August 3, 1952
32. The Last Command
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August 10, 1952
33. I Lift Up My Lamp
A young Czech girl in the U.S. is faced with the choice of returning to her family behind the Iron Curtain or remaining free in the U.S.
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August 17, 1952
34. Crabapple Saint
Story of Johnny Appleseed, the wanderer who planted trees as he traveled.
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August 24, 1952
35. Refresher Course
Story of a wealthy middle-aged married couple who retrace their honeymoon, and in so doing, regain their love for each other.