2x1 - Dutch Treat

September 7, 1952

Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.

2x2 - Horns of a Dilemma

September 14, 1952

A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.

2x3 - The Bride's Teapot

September 21, 1952

In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.

2x4 - Sometimes She's Sunday

September 28, 1952

An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.

2x5 - The Bachelor and the Ballot

October 12, 1952

A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.

2x6 - Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word

October 19, 1952

Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.

2x7 - The Secret Vote

October 26, 1952

2x8 - The Line of Duty

November 2, 1952

False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

2x10 - The Blue and White Lamp

November 16, 1952

Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

2x11 - Mrs. Thanksgiving

November 23, 1952

Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

2x12 - Ten Thousand Words

November 30, 1952

Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

2x13 - Joan of Arc

December 7, 1952

2x14 - Green Hills of Vermont

December 14, 1952

Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

2x15 - The Small One

December 21, 1952

A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.

2x16 - Father Time

December 28, 1952

The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.

2x17 - Home is the Sailor

January 4, 1953

The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.

2x18 - Span Through Time

January 11, 1953

The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

2x19 - The General's Bible

January 18, 1953

A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.

2x20 - Socrates' Wife

January 25, 1953

When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

2x21 - To My Valentine

February 1, 1953

A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.

2x22 - Lincoln's Little Correspondent

February 8, 1953

Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.

2x23 - Crown of Wings

February 15, 1953

Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.

2x24 - Dinner for the General

February 22, 1953

Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

2x25 - The Accused

March 1, 1953

Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.

2x26 - Horace Mann's Miracle

March 8, 1953

The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

2x27 - The Harp of Erin

March 15, 1953

Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

2x28 - Photograph by Brady

March 22, 1953

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

2x29 - A Queen Is Born

March 29, 1953

The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

2x30 - The Other Wise Man

April 5, 1953

2x31 - Skipper of the Skies

April 12, 1953

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

2x32 - The World on a Wire

April 19, 1953

The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

2x33 - Hamlet

April 26, 1953

The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

2x34 - No Man Is an Island

May 3, 1953

Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.

2x35 - The Lady of Liberty

May 10, 1953

Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

2x36 - Soldier of Peace

May 17, 1953

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

2x37 - Proudly I Love

May 24, 1953

Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

2x38 - Spark of Genius

May 31, 1953

Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

2x39 - The Clay of Kings

June 7, 1953

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

2x40 - Scott's Castle

June 14, 1953

The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.

2x41 - Man Against Pain

June 21, 1953

The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

2x42 - The Mercer Girls

June 28, 1953

An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.