Biography

Joan of Arc is charged with blasphemy and burned at the stake.

MacArthur vows to return after his forces are crushed in the Philippines.

Mobster Al Capone finally goes to prison for tax evasion.

Many inventors, explorers and astronauts draw inspiration from the works of French author Jules Verne.

Immigrant Andrew Carnegie builds a fortune in steel, then gives much away.

F. Lee Bailey and others discuss Albert DeSalvo, the construction worker who confessed to being the Boston Strangler.

Direct descendants help explore the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who was driven by the desire to help others.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's rise and first two presidential terms.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt; international policies; Stalin and Churchill; Yalta conference.