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Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

Season 1 Episode 4: Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley

Apr 10, 2006NR1h8.2

The assassination of President William McKinley enables the rise of reformer Theodore Roosevelt to the Presidency.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Antietam

1. Antietam

Aired: Apr 9, 2006

The Civil War battle of Antietam in September 1862, was for its time the bloo...

Episode 2 Massacre at Mystic

2. Massacre at Mystic

Aired: Apr 9, 2006

The massacre of the Pequot Indians by white settlers becomes an ill omen abou...

Episode 3 Einstein's Letter

3. Einstein's Letter

Aired: Apr 10, 2006

A personal written appeal signed by Albert Einstein to the US President sets ...

Episode 6 Gold Rush

6. Gold Rush

Aired: Apr 11, 2006

The discovery of gold in California in 1849 sparks a wave of immigration to t...

Episode 8 The Homestead Strike

8. The Homestead Strike

Aired: Apr 12, 2006

At the height of the Gilded Age, steel workers fight for their rights against...

Episode 9 Freedom Summer

9. Freedom Summer

Aired: Apr 13, 2006

The murder of three civil rights activists in Mississippi galvanizes the Civi...

Info about Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

Current Status: Ended

Network: History

Genres:Documentary, History