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The true story of Henry Bergh and his fight against cruelty to children and animals is dramatized.

Miss Tracy's story is told in order to preserve Washington's home as a national shrine in Mt. Vernon, neutral during the Civil War.

he story of the co-discoverer of oxygen Lavoisier is dramatized.

Story about a man who lives for almost 2,000 years in many nations at many times, attempting to imbue civilization with the meaning and spirit of mercy through the ages. The drama will cover a space in time from the days of Christ to the formation of the Red Cross.

Christian Patricius escapes from pagen Eire and returns in story of St. Patrick.

The program salutes the achievement of the father of science fiction. Despite his ardent desire to become a successful writer, Verne failed as a playwright. He abandoned writing for the stage when he married a young widow and started a business in the Stock Exchange at which he also failed. His wife and a friend Nadar the pioneer balloonist encouraged him to write again and his first book, a fantasy about balloon ascension to the planets, became a sensational success when its publication coincided with Nadar's balloon flight over Paris. Verne was also launched on his career as a successful author of science fiction.

A period of history when Jefferson's enemies branded him as a traitor, spy and believer in "government by rabble". Alien and sedition laws were passed, making it a crime to criticize the United States; newspapers were destroyed and non-conforming Congressmen were jailed. But Jefferson fought for the right of this nation's citizens to be free in the right to disagree with one another.

The story of a young privileged son who was greatly affected by the preaching of Quaker minister Thomas Loe.

The story of Simon Bolivar who freed Venezuela from the tyranny of Spain.

Ruth a childless widow and foreigner was helped by an older woman Naomi to overcome the many difficulties she faced.

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Story of Aimee Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey.

The drama describes the struggle of the famed artist to gain recognition and depicts the time that the sheriff almost takes away his famous "Arrangement in Black and Gray" the world acclaimed picture of his mother. However, a friend steps in to pay off the artist's many debts.

A sea captain seeks vengeance upon a whale.

The story of the Catholic missionary Father Junipera Serra, who founded over 18 missions along the West Coast in the 1770's. His efforts helped to prevent the Russians from invading the U.S. through Alaska.

The moving story behind the founding of temple University in Philadelphia is told. The drama will relate how Russell Con well, founder of the university, abandoned a lucrative law practice to become a minister and a great humanitarian, as a result of the death of his armour-bearer in the Civil war. Conwell was a Union army officer when his armour-bearer, a young lad named Johnny Ring, died. Since the boy had hoped to become a minister and preacher after the war, Conwell decided to devote his own life to these objectives, as a testimonial to the boy's, high moral spirit.

The little known and humorous story of how Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) won his wife Olivia Langdon. Clemens manages to wangle an invitation as houseguest at the Langdon home in order to court the girl of his dreams. Her stern father disapproves.

Completely exhausted after a concert tour of the United Slates under the driving managership of P.T. Barnum, Jenny Lind decides to abandon her theatrical career, marry an English suitor and retire in England. However, Otto Goldschmidt, her devoted accompanist, realizes the beautiful coloratura could never be happy as a housewife. He loves Jenny, and believes her voice is a gift to the world. It remains for the famed showman, P.T. Barnum, to solve her problem.

Chinese princess, Kukachin, is befriended by the adventurous Marco Polo. Young Polo, his father and uncle, although respected advisors to Kubla Khan, are h e l d virtually as prisoners in the Emperor's palace. They desperately wish to return to Venice and hit upon a scheme — to escort the Princess Kukachin W Persia, where she will marry the Shah. From there they plan to escape to their home.

The story unfolds as Calpurnia visits her husband on the battlefield and is ordered back to Rome and there learns of a plot against Caesar. She obtains the details and makes a desperate attempt to get the news to Caesar.

Historic drama about America's first naval hero. The historical drama reveals that John Paul, (his actual name) came to America after becoming disgusted with the sea, and decided to attempt farming. In North Carolina he met a plantation owner named Wylie Jones who, impressed with the young sailor's candor, honesty and knowledge of ships, took him into the family,, When the American Revolution started, he was reluctant to become involved but Wylie Jones convinced him of the worthiness of the cause. Adopting the family name of Jones as his own, he joined the Navy.

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.

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.

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.