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You Are There is an American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Death of SocratesMay 3, 1953—
- S01E02The Capture of Jesse JamesFebruary 8, 1953—
- S01E03The Boston Tea PartyFebruary 15, 1953—
- S01E04The Capture of John DillingerFebruary 22, 1953—
- S01E05The Final Hours of Joan of ArcMarch 1, 1953—
- S01E06The Assassination of Julius CaesarMarch 8, 1953—
- S01E07The Hamilton-Burr Duel at Weehawken HeightsMarch 15, 1953—
- S01E08The Discovery of AnesthesiaMarch 22, 1953—
- S01E09The Witch Trial at Salem, MassachusettsMarch 29, 1953—
- S01E10The Conquest of MexicoApril 5, 1953—
- S01E11The Impeachment of Andrew JohnsonApril 12, 1953—
- S01E12The Ordeal of GalileoApril 19, 1953—
- S01E13The Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceApril 26, 1953—
- S01E14The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.)—
- S01E15The Rise of Adolph HitlerMay 10, 1953—
- S01E16The Conquest of YellowMay 17, 1953—
- S01E17The Defense of the AlamoMay 24, 1953—
- S01E18The Dreyfus CaseMay 31, 1953—
- S01E19The Signing of the Magna CartaJune 7, 1953—
- S01E20The Escape of Rudolf HessJune 14, 1953—
- S01E21The Treason of Benedict ArnoldJune 21, 1953—
- S01E22The Burning of the AlamoJune 28, 1953—
Season02
- S02E01The Fate of Nathan HaleAugust 30, 1953—
- S02E02The Capture of John Wilkes BoothSeptember 6, 1953—
- S02E03The Louisiana PurchaseSeptember 13, 1953—
- S02E04The First Moscow Purge TrialSeptember 20, 1953—
- S02E05The Birth of the National AnthemSeptember 27, 1953—
- S02E06The Secret of Sigmund FreudOctober 4, 1953—
- S02E07Christopher Coluimbus Sets Foot on San SalvadorOctober 11, 1953—
- S02E08The Death of CleopatraOctober 18, 1953—
- S02E09The Triumph of Simon BolivarOctober 25, 1953—
- S02E10Grant and Lee at AppomattoxNovember 1, 1953—
- S02E11The Abdication of NapoleonNovember 8, 1953—
- S02E12The Recognition of MichelangeloNovember 15, 1953—
- S02E13The Sailing of the MayflowerNovember 22, 1953—
- S02E14The Gettysburg AddressNovember 29, 1953—
- S02E15The Attack on Pearl HarborDecember 6, 1953—
- S02E16The Vindication of SavonarolaDecember 13, 1953—
- S02E17The Fall of TroyDecember 20, 1953—
- S02E18The Surrender of Cornwallis at YorktownDecember 27, 1953—
- S02E19Mallory's Tragedy on Mount EverestJanuary 3, 1954—
- S02E20The Trial of Charles the FirstJanuary 10, 1954—The trial and subsequent execution of King Charles the First.
- S02E21The Resolve of Patrick HenryJanuary 17, 1954—
- S02E22The Sacrifice of Mahatma GandhiJanuary 24, 1954—
- S02E23The Last Moment of Marie AntoineteJanuary 31, 1954—
- S02E24The Ordeal of Tom PaineFebruary 7, 1954—
- S02E25The Hanging of Captain KiddFebruary 14, 1954—
- S02E26The First Command Performance of Romeo and JulietFebruary 21, 1954—
- S02E27The Trial of Peter ZengerMarch 7, 1954—
- S02E28The Rescue of the Statue of LibertyMarch 14, 1954—
- S02E29Burgoyne's Surrender at SaratogaMarch 21, 1954—
- S02E30The Conspiracy of Catherine the GreatMarch 28, 1954—
- S02E31The Opening of King Tut's TombApril 4, 1954—
- S02E32Paul Revere's RideApril 11, 1954—
- S02E33The Execution of Mary, Queen of ScotsApril 18, 1954—
- S02E34The Surrender of CorregidorApril 25, 1954—
- S02E35The Death of RasputinMay 2, 1954—
- S02E36The Court Martial of Mata HariMay 9, 1954—
- S02E37The Scopes TrialMay 16, 1954—
- S02E38The Great Moment of Haile SelassieMay 23, 1954—
- S02E39The Rise of Genghis KhanMay 30, 1954—
- S02E40The Decision of Robert E. LeeJune 6, 1954—
- S02E41The Fall of ParnellJune 13, 1954—
- S02E42The Crisis of Anne BoleynJune 20, 1954—
- S02E43The Vote That Made Jefferson PresidentJune 27, 1954—
Season03
- S03E01The Treason of Arron BurrAugust 29, 1954—
- S03E02The Emergence of JazzSeptember 5, 1954—
- S03E03The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)—
- S03E04William Pitt's Last Speech to ParliamentSeptember 19, 1954—
- S03E05The Return of UlyssesSeptember 26, 1954—
- S03E06Sutter Discovers GoldOctober 3, 1954—
- S03E07The Great Adventure of Marco PoloOctober 10, 1954—
- S03E08Edison's Miracle of LightOctober 17, 1954—
- S03E09The Burning of RomeOctober 24, 1954—
- S03E10The Nomination of Abrahan LincolnOctober 31, 1954—
- S03E11The Surrender of Wake IslandNovember 7, 1954—
- S03E12Lord Nelson at TrafalgarNovember 14, 1954
- S03E13The Trial of Belle StarrNovember 21, 1954—
- S03E14The Plot Against SolomonNovember 28, 1954—
- S03E15The Battle of GibraltarDecember 5, 1954—
- S03E16The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy EatonDecember 12, 1954—
- S03E17La Fitte and Jackson at New OrleansDecember 19, 1954—
- S03E18The Passage of the Bill of RightsDecember 26, 1954—
- S03E19The Torment of BeethovenJanuary 2, 1955—
- S03E20The Death of Stonewall JacksonJanuary 9, 1955—
- S03E21The First Flight of the Wright BrothersJanuary 16, 1955—
- S03E22The Trial of Susan B. AnthonyJanuary 23, 1955—
- S03E23The Tragedy of John MiltonJanuary 30, 1955—
- S03E24The Signing of the Declaration of IndependenceFebruary 6, 1955—
- S03E25The Tragic Hour of Dr. SemmelweisFebruary 13, 1955—
- S03E26The Liberation of ParisFebruary 20, 1955—
- S03E27Washington's Farewell to His OfficersFebruary 27, 1955—
- S03E28D-DayMarch 6, 1955—
- S03E29The Hatfield-McCoy FeudMarch 20, 1955—
- S03E30The Triumph of Alexander the GreatMarch 27, 1955—
- S03E31Completion of the First Transcontinental RailroadApril 3, 1955—
- S03E32P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny LindApril 10, 1955—
- S03E33The Emancipation ProclamationApril 17, 1955—
- S03E34The Third Annual Nazi Party Congress at NurembergApril 24, 1955—
- S03E35Lou Gehrig's Greatest DayMay 1, 1955—
- S03E36The Final Performance of Sarah BernhardtMay 8, 1955—
- S03E37Dewey's Victory at ManilaMay 15, 1955—
- S03E38The Sinking of the TitanicMay 22, 1955—
- S03E39The Assassination of Julius CaesarMay 29, 1955—
- S03E40The First Major Use of PenicillinJune 5, 1955—
- S03E41The Birth of Modern BoxingJune 12, 1955—
- S03E42Napoleon's Return From ElbaJune 19, 1955—
- S03E43Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773)—
Season04
- S04E01The Triumph of Louis BrailleSeptember 11, 1955—
- S04E02The Last Day of an English QueenSeptember 18, 1955—
- S04E03The Boston MassacreOctober 2, 1955—
- S04E04The Rescue of the American Prisoners from Santo TomasOctober 9, 1955—
- S04E05Moscow TodayOctober 16, 1955—
- S04E06The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War IOctober 23, 1955—
- S04E07Grant and Lee at AppomattoxOctober 30, 1955—
- S04E08The Gunfight at the O.K. CorralNovember 6, 1955—
- S04E09The Hoax of the Cardiff GiantNovember 13, 1955—
- S04E10Bannister Wins the Mile RunNovember 20, 1955—
- S04E11Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton GinNovember 27, 1955—
- S04E12Spindletop: The First Great Texas Oil StrikeDecember 4, 1955—
- S04E13The Chicago FireDecember 11, 1955—
- S04E14Pierre and Marie Curie Discover RadiumDecember 18, 1955—
- S04E15Washington Crosses the DelawareDecember 25, 1955—
- S04E16Benedict Arnold's Plot Against West PointJanuary 1, 1956—
- S04E17The Heroism of Clara BartonJanuary 8, 1956—At the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, later labeled as "the bloodiest day of the Civil War," we witness the heroism of Clara Barton
- S04E18V-J DayJanuary 15, 1956—
- S04E19Dr. Pinel Unchains the InsaneFebruary 12, 1956—
- S04E20The Great Comstock Silver StrikeFebruary 26, 1956—
- S04E21When Stanley Finds LivingstoneMarch 11, 1956—
- S04E22Berlin AirliftMarch 25, 1956—
- S04E23The Lost Battalion of World War IApril 1, 1956—
- S04E24The Recovery of the Mona LisaApril 8, 1956—
- S04E25WIlliam Jennings Bryan's Presidential NominationApril 15, 1956—
- S04E26The Return of Halley's CometApril 29, 1956—
- S04E27Benjamin Franklin's Kite ExperimentMay 13, 1956—
- S04E28The Doolittle Raiders Take Off for TokyoMay 20, 1956—
- S04E29The Vote That Defeated Andrew Jackson for PresidentMay 27, 1956—
- S04E30Cyprus TodayJune 1, 1956—
- S04E31Does Not exist—
- S04E32Does not exist—
Season05
- S05E01The Fall of Fort SumterSeptember 2, 1956—
- S05E02The Great Diamond FraudSeptember 9, 1956—
- S05E03Decatur's Raid at TripoliSeptember 23, 1956—
- S05E04The Scuttling of the Graf SpeeSeptember 30, 1956—
- S05E05Mr. Christian Seizes the BountyOctober 7, 1956—
- S05E06Hitler Invades PolandOctober 14, 1956—
- S05E07Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the UnionOctober 21, 1956—
- S05E08The End of the Dalton GangMay 12, 1957—
- S05E09The Overthrow of the Tweed RingMay 26, 1957—
- S05E10The Attempt to Assassinate Theodore RooseveltJune 2, 1957—
- S05E11The Bank Holiday CrisisJune 9, 1957—
- S05E12Lewis and Clark Expedition—
- S05E13The Mystery of Amelia Earhart—
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