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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

2006 US documentary television series


2006 US documentary television series

FieldValue
genreDocumentary
writerSteven Gillon
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
num_seasons1
num_episodes10
runtime60 minutes
companyHistory Channel
networkHistory Channel
first_aired
last_aired

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a ten-hour, ten-part television miniseries that aired on the History Channel from April 9 through April 14, 2006. The material was later adapted and published as a book by the same title.

Overview

The ten days featured in the series, in chronological order. The book and television series take different approaches to analyzing these events.

List of episodes

Episode numberEventDate of Event
1The Mystic Massacre of the Pequot WarMay 26, 1637
2Shays' Rebellion in Western Massachusetts led by Daniel ShaysJanuary 25, 1787
3The beginning of the California Gold Rush when people were moving from East to WestJanuary 24, 1848
4The Battle of Antietam during the American Civil WarSeptember 17, 1862
5The Homestead Strike in Homestead, PennsylvaniaJuly 6, 1892
6The assassination of President William McKinleySeptember 6, 1901
7The Scopes trial about teaching evolution in the schools of Dayton, TennesseeJuly 21, 1925
8Albert Einstein signs a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to explore nuclear weaponsJuly 16, 1939
9Elvis Presley appears on *The Ed Sullivan Show*September 9, 1956
10Civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are murdered in Philadelphia, MississippiJune 21, 1964

References

References

  1. "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America".
  2. Gillon, Steven M.. (2006-04-04). "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America". Crown.
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