Welcome to the You Are There guide at TV Tome. There is no editor for this show. If you would like to be the editor look here for details. Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Welcome to the You Are There guide at TV Tome. There is no editor for this show. If you would like to be the editor look here for details. Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
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Seasons (5)
Season 1
1 Feb 1953 – 28 Jun 1953 · 22 episodes
1The Landing of the Hindenberg (May 5, 1937)1 Feb 1953
2The Capture of Jesse James8 Feb 1953
3The Boston Tea Party (December 12, 1773)15 Feb 1953
4The Capture of John Dillinger (January 25, 1934)22 Feb 1953
5The Final Hours of Joan of Arc (May 30, 1431)1 Mar 1953
6The Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44 B.C.)8 Mar 1953
7The Hamilton-Burr Duel (July 11, 1804)15 Mar 1953
8The Discovery of Anesthesia (October 16, 1846)22 Mar 1953
9The Witch Trial at Salem, Massachusetts (August 1692)29 Mar 1953
10The Conquest of Mexico (1519)5 Apr 1953
11The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (August 1867 - May 16, 1868)12 Apr 1953
12The Ordeal of Galileo (1633)19 Apr 1953
13The Signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)26 Apr 1953
14The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)3 May 1953
15The Rise of Adolph Hitler (September 9, 1938)10 May 1953
16The Conquest of Yellow Fever (June 26, 1900)17 May 1953
17The Defense of the Alamo (February 23, 1836)24 May 1953
18The Dreyfus Case (October 15, 1894 - 1906)31 May 1953
19The Signing of the Magna Carta (June 15, 1215)7 Jun 1953
20The Escape of Rudolf Hess (May 11, 1941)14 Jun 1953
21The Treason of Benedict Arnold (1780)21 Jun 1953
22The Burning of the Alamo (March 6, 1836)28 Jun 1953
Season 2
30 Aug 1953 – 27 Jun 1954 · 43 episodes
1The Fate of Nathan Hale (September 22, 1776)30 Aug 1953
2The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865)6 Sep 1953
3The Louisana Purchase (July 14, 1803)13 Sep 1953
4The First Moscow Purge Trials (August 24, 1936)20 Sep 1953
5The Birth of the National Anthem (September 1814)27 Sep 1953
6The Secret of Sigmund Freud (January 2, 1900)4 Oct 1953
7Columbus Sets Foot on San Salvador (October 12, 1492)11 Oct 1953
8The Death of Cleopatra (30 B.C.)18 Oct 1953
9The Triumph of Simon Bolivar (1824)25 Oct 1953
10Grant and Lee at Appomattox (April 9, 1865)1 Nov 1953
11The Abdication of Napoleon (March 21, 1814)8 Nov 1953
12The Recognition of Michelangelo (January, 1504)15 Nov 1953
13The Sailing of the Mayflower (Sept 16, 1620 - Dec 26, 1620)22 Nov 1953
14The Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)29 Nov 1953
15The Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)6 Dec 1953
16The Vindication of Savonarola (February 7, 1497)13 Dec 1953
17The Fall of Troy (1184 B.C.)20 Dec 1953
18The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown (October 17, 1781)27 Dec 1953
19Mallory's Tragedy on Mount Everest (1924)3 Jan 1954
20The Trial of Charles the First (1649)10 Jan 1954
21The Resolve of Patrick Henry (March 23, 1775)17 Jan 1954
22The Sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi24 Jan 1954
23The Last Moments of Marie Antoninete (October 16, 1793)31 Jan 1954
24The Ordeal of Tom Paine7 Feb 1954
25The Hanging of Captain Kidd (May 23, 1701)14 Feb 1954
26The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet (1597)21 Feb 1954
27The Trial of Peter Zenger (1734-35)7 Mar 1954
28The Rescue of the Statue of Liberty (April 1, 1870)14 Mar 1954
29Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga (October 17, 1777)21 Mar 1954
30The Conspiracy of Catherine the Great (1762)28 Mar 1954
31The Opening of King Tut's Tomb (November 26, 1922)4 Apr 1954
32Paul Revere's Ride (April 18. 1775)11 Apr 1954
33The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (February 8, 1587)18 Apr 1954
34The Surrender of Corregidor (May 6, 1942)25 Apr 1954
35The Death of Rasputin (December 16, 1916)2 May 1954
36The Court Martial of Mata Hari (July 24, 1917)9 May 1954
37The Scopes Trial (July, 1925)16 May 1954
38The Great Moment of Haile Selassie (June 30, 1936)23 May 1954
39The Rise of Genghis Khan (1203)30 May 1954
40The Decision of Robert E. Lee (April 18, 1861)6 Jun 1954
41The Fall of Parnell (December 6, 1890)13 Jun 1954
42The Crisis of Anne Boleyn (May 16, 1536)20 Jun 1954
43The Vote That Made Jefferson President (December 17, 1801)27 Jun 1954
Season 3
29 Aug 1954 – 26 Jun 1955 · 44 episodes
1The 'Treason' of Aaron Burr (1807)29 Aug 1954
2The Emergence of Jazz (November 20, 1917)5 Sep 1954
3The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)12 Sep 1954
4William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament19 Sep 1954
5The Return of Ulysses26 Sep 1954
6Sutter Discovers Gold (1848)3 Oct 1954
7The Great Adventure of Marco Polo (1271)10 Oct 1954
8Edison's Miracle of Light (October 21, 1879)17 Oct 1954
9The Burning of Rome (July, 64 A.D.)24 Oct 1954
10The Nomination of Abraham Lincoln (May 16, 1860)31 Oct 1954
11The Surrender of Wake Island (December 23, 1941)7 Nov 1954
12Lord Nelson at Trafalgar (October 21, 1805)14 Nov 1954
13The Trial of Belle Starr (February 15, 1883)21 Nov 1954
14The Plot Against King Solomon (965 B.C.)28 Nov 1954
15The Battle of Gibraltar (July 24, 1704)5 Dec 1954
16The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy Eaton (April,1830)12 Dec 1954
17LaFitte and Jackson at New Orleans (December 17, 1814)19 Dec 1954
18The Passage of the Bill of Rights (September 25, 1789)26 Dec 1954
19The Torment of Beethoven (October 6, 1802)2 Jan 1955
20The Death of Stonewall Jackson (May 10, 1863)9 Jan 1955
21The First Flight of the Wright Brothers (December 17, 1903)16 Jan 1955
22The Trial of Susan B. Anthony (June 18, 1873)23 Jan 1955
23The Tragedy of John Milton (August 13, 1660)30 Jan 1955
24The Signing of the Declaration of Independance (July 4, 1776)6 Feb 1955
25The Tragic Hour of Dr. Semmelweis (1852)13 Feb 1955
26The Liberation of Paris (August 25, 1944)20 Feb 1955
27Washington's Farewell to His Officers (December 4, 1783)27 Feb 1955
28D-Day (June 6, 1944)6 Mar 1955
29Lewis and Clark at the Great Divide (1804-06)13 Mar 1955
30The Hatfield-McCoy Feud (January 1, 1888)20 Mar 1955
31The Triumph of Alexander the Great (324 B.C.)27 Mar 1955
32The Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad (May 10, 1869)3 Apr 1955