The Swedish-American inventor of dynamite, established before his death the Nobel Prize to be awarded annually for the best work in the field of physics, medicine and chemistry.
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September 5, 1954
2. Do Not Cry For Me
Tells the story of the early life of the American composer Stephen Foster. Relates the difficulties Foster encountered when he tried to have his first song performed.
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September 12, 1954
3. A Man of Many Ideas
The story of John Nelson Wanamaker the 35th United States Postmaster General who was known for buying an abandoned railroad depot and converting it into a department story called "The Grand Depot" which was considered the first department store in Philadelphia.
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September 19, 1954
4. The Reluctant Redeemer
The story tells of Moses' upbringing by an Egyptian pharaoh, his killing of a cruel overseer and the flight to Media where he marries. When the voice of God comes from the burning bush he returns to Egypt to free his people. Natalie Wood will be featured as the beloved ot Moses when he was a young man.
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September 26, 1954
5. The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach
From court appointed organist to his triumphant position as Kantor at the Thomasschule his story unfolds as his music was given to the world almost a century after he died after being rediscovered by Felix Mendelssohn.
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October 3, 1954
6. The Immortal Oath
The tale of Hippocrates, the father of medicine is dramatized.
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October 10, 1954
7. The Yankee Roadblocks
An all-male cast set in the Revolutionary War days, the story tells how a hero exposed the plot of Benedict Arnold and save General Washington from being captured by the British.
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October 17, 1954
8. The Lady in the Wings
The widow of the great composer, Edward MacDowell, remembering her happy past, wishes to create a place where artists from all quarters can work in solitude.
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October 24, 1954
9. The Path to Peace
Horace Greeley's fight for peace is dramatized.
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October 31, 1954
10. A Matter of Principal
An incident in the life of John Adams, second President of the United States and his defense of an English Officer who was charged with the deaths of five American patriots in Boston.
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November 14, 1954
11. President for a Day
The story of the man who was President of the United States for one day is told. David Rice Atchison as President of the Senate automatically became President for 24 hours when Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
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November 21, 1954
12. Macbeth
A dramatization of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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November 28, 1954
13. Deadlock
The story of the Burr–Hamilton duel arose from a long-standing political and personal rivalry that had developed between both men over a course of several years.
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December 5, 1954
14. The Province of Man
The story of how William Harvey used King John of England as a guinea pig to test his theory of the circulatory system.
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December 12, 1954
15. Amahl and the Night Visitors
The tale of a poor boy and his mother who journey to visit Christ's birth in Bethlehem.
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December 19, 1954
16. The Joyful Tydings
The story of the stormy controversy during the reign of Henry the Eighth is dramatized.
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December 26, 1954
17. William Tell
The story of the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is dramatized.
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January 2, 1955
18. The First Mintmaster
Story of John Hull, first mintmaster of Massachusetts Bay Colony, who was appointed to the post in 1650 as the culmination of his efforts to abolish barter and foreign coinage in favor of a stabilized currency.
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January 9, 1955
19. Crusade for Freedom
In the name of his brother, the editor of a Boston newspaper, Benjamin Franklin launches a crusade against Cotton Mather.
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January 16, 1955
20. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
Struggle of chemist Wiley to expose frauds in food and drug trade and in patent medicine. His efforts to prove the harmful effects of adulterated and falsely labeled food ultimately led to passage of the Food and Drug Act.
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January 23, 1955
21. A Story About Henry Ford
Ford, unhappy with farm life, moves to Detroit where he begins to experiment with the gas engine, certain that it could be made to propel a vehicle.
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January 30, 1955
22. Patrick Henry
Silver-tongued Patrick Henry studied law for only six weeks, but so impressed the board that they passed him. He was a successful Southern backwoods lawyer and reluctant to enter the Virginia House of Burgesses until the British introduced the Stamp Act.
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February 6, 1955
23. The Shining Beacon
Tale of Alcuin, the great educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write.
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February 13, 1955
24. Martha Custis Washington
The courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a widowed mother of two.
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February 20, 1955
25. The Talking Wire
The story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone.
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February 27, 1955
26. The Adventures of Lt. Contee
Tribute to one of Commodore Perry's officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade.
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March 6, 1955
27. The Pirate and the Lawyer
Adventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston.
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March 13, 1955
28. Soldier's Bride
Story of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis.
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March 20, 1955
29. The Finest Gift
The story of Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece.
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March 27, 1955
30. The Green Mountain Boys
The story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys.
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April 3, 1955
31. Lydia
Story of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome and saved the life of the Apostle Paul.
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April 10, 1955
32. The Man Who Tore Down the Wall
Story from 1910 of Dr. James Ewing, who fought to break down the barriers erected against the investigation and treatment of cancer, and who almost single-handedly founded the Memorial Cancer Center in New York City.