LSD pioneer Timothy Leary escapes from prison; a sailor travels to Devil's Island to perform a daring rescue; a baker's whiskey habit keeps him calm aboard the Titanic.
2: Legends
Oct 4, 2016
Sam Patch becomes America's first daredevil; Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald form a lasting friendship; Buster Keaton takes his talents to the big screen.
3: Bar Fights
Oct 11, 2016
Carry A. Nation vandalizes bars; Andrew Jackson gets involved in a shootout; Marsha P. Johnson stands up for LGBT rights.
4: The Roosevelts
Oct 18, 2016
Teddy Roosevelt revolutionizes football; Winston Churchill pays FDR a visit at Christmastime; Eleanor Roosevelt becomes friends with a female Soviet sniper.
5: Scoundrels
Oct 25, 2016
Charles Ponzi hires a publicist to improve his image; Sadie the Goat becomes a notorious Hudson River pirate; a con man poses as a Scottish royal.
6: Siblings
Nov 1, 2016
Katharine Wright helps her brothers build an airplane; the Kopp sisters fight to protect their home; the Fox sisters stoke the spiritualism craze.
7: Landmarks
Nov 15, 2016
Emily Roebling oversees construction of the Brooklyn Bridge; con-man Victor Lustig sells the Eiffel Tower; Shakespeare steals the Globe Theatre.
8: Food
Nov 22, 2016
Mayor La Guardia fights the mob over artichokes; Julia Child meets the love of her life while working as a spy; a molasses flood devastates Boston.
9: Hamilton
Nov 29, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, his nemesis Aaron Burr and their infamous duel to the death.
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