Cavalcade of America

- Season 3

(1954)

The story of James Ohio Pattie, the first American to write an account of a visit to California, re-enacted in his arrival in San Diego in 1828, and his role in averting a smallpox epidemic, thus winning the friendship of the Mexicans.

A dramatization about Cyrus Field, who after several unsuccessful attempts, realized his dream of laying a cable across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland.

The events in the life of Eliphalet Remington, leading to the development of his famous rifle which played an important part in American history, because it gave to the pioneers a cheap and superior substitute for European-made weapons.

Abraham Lincoln interrupts his campaign for the U.S. Senate to defend the son of a boyhood friend who has been charged with murder.

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The history of Thanksgiving Day is presented by dramatizations of the holiday as it was in Washington's time and Lincoln's time.

The story of Ann and Adoniram Judson, American missionaries whose determination to return love and understanding for hatred not only saved their own lives but also helped end the war between Great Britain and Burma in 1824.

A dramatization of a typical twenty-four-hour period in a doctor's life -- from night calls, work at a hospital, office appointments, and his efforts to save the life of a young stranger who is the victim of a rare disease.

A biographical account of Dr. Mary Walker, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for her courageous work as a civilian surgeon among Federal troops during the Civil War.

Otis, a Boston lawyer serving as advocate-general to the British crown just prior to the Revolution, resigns his post in protest against illegal invasion of American homes.

A story about Lou Diamond, a marine gunnery sergeant who refused to let old age and sickness keep him from his post with the Fifth Marine Regiment during World War II.

An account of the heroic mission of Lt. Andrew Rowan, who braved the Cuban jungles and risked capture and execution by Spanish troops in order to obtain information to aid the United States in the Spanish-American War.

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the nation's first woman doctor, is befriended by New York newspaperman Horace Greeley in her struggle to obtain recognition and respect for professional women.

The story of the Navy's first plane to take off vertically and of the man, Lt. Col. "Skeets" Coleman, who made the first take-off.

The story of John Marshall, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and his influence on the American judicial system.

Captain Richard Stobo, of the Virginia Militia, is given as a hostage in the surrender of Fort Necessity during the French and Indian War.

A biographical drama about Doctor Abraham Jacobi and his wife, Doctor Mary Putnam Jacobi, whose theories about prenatal and child care brought about the recognition of pediatrics as a separate branch of medicine.

Typical incidents in the daily life of a city patrolman illuminate the role of the police force in protecting citizens and maintaining order in the community.

A dramatization of events leading to the construction of the Monitor, the ironclad ship built by the Federal Government during the Civil War to oppose the Merrimac.

The story of a Boston physician who neglected his own health in an effort to find a cure for the dreaded pernicious anemia.

An embittered teenage orphan from the city is regenerated by his visit to a mid-Western farm.

Alice Lloyd relocates from Boston to Caney Creek KY to begin schooling the local children, despite opposition from Zeke Wells.

A dramatization of the campaign waged by James E. West and Theodore Dreiser to establish the first juvenile court in the District of Columbia.

A drama about a newspaper editor's reluctant decision to print a story which will bring sorrow to a man he deeply respects.

Detective Allan Pinkerton thwarts a plot to kill President-elect Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

Life of Francis Scott Key leading to writing Star Spangled Banner.