Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

1. Antietam (September 17, 1862)

Part 1 recalls the Battle of Antietam, the costly Civil War conflict fought o...

2. Massacre at Mystic (May 26, 1637)

New England's Pequot War of 1637 and its connections to Mystic, Conn.

3. Einstein's Letter (July 16, 1939)

A letter by Albert Einstein launches the development of the atomic bomb.

4. Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley (September 6, 1901)

The assassination of William McKinley ushers in a new Progressive Era under t...

5. When America Was Rocked (September 9, 1956)

Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

6. Gold Rush (January 24, 1848)

The effects of gold being discovered are explosive.

7. Scopes: The Battle Over America's Soul (July 21, 1925)

William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow battle in court over the teaching ...

9. Freedom Summer (June 21, 1964)

The passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act followed the murder of three civil ...

10. Shays' Rebellion: America's First Civil War (January 25, 1787)

A violent protest against debt collection and taxation motivates George Washi...