Chronicles the amazing rise to success and wealth of cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash. As a young woman, Kay quit her job when she was regularly passed over.
Administrator, swashbuckler, and statesman, MacArthur was a military man of definite style who crossed swords with presidents and overcame an entrenched enemy.
Interviews with the president, family members and friends highlight a portrait of first lady Laura Bush.
After having his first art exhibition at age 13, Salvador Dali rose to become one of the world's most well-known and controversial artists.
Portrait of the Russian president who was reelected by an overwhelming majority in 2004, but who has been criticized for stifling democratic reforms.
Profiling the life and political career of Chiang Kai-shek, the former president of Nationalist China.
Interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld highlight this in-depth profile of the U.S. Vice President who's helping to lead the fight against terrorism.
Supporters of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos remember her efforts to improve social welfare and respect her ability to survive, while detractors claim she'll only be remembered for her shoes.
The story of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, the father and son who built one of the world's greatest automobile empires.
Profiling the historical triumphs and bitter defeats of World War I hero Gen. John J. Pershing, a steadfast picture of calm and integrity.
Profile of Roman Emperor Caligula includes details of his reign, including frenzies of lunacy, murder and perverse sexuality.
Profile of Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic, whose refusal to sign a peace accord led to an assault by NATO forces on his regime.
Interviews present insight into the life, career and tragic death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and includes a profile of wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.
A profile of Queen Noor of Jordan, the former Lisa Halaby, includes interviews with actor Harrison Ford and King Hussein biographer Peter Snow.
Experts discuss the life of Chinese teacher Confucius, whose philosophies influenced Eastern Asian civilization.
The extraordinary life and times of the great military genius who took France to unprecedented heights of power, and then brought it to its knees when his ego spun out of control.
From the dawn of the universe to this very day, Satan is believed to roam the earth, vowing to destroy man. Where there is light, Satan brings darkness. Where there is peace, he wages war.
Born into a family of faith and poverty, early in life J. Willard Marriott shouldered a man's responsibilities. Learn the story of the lanky Utahan who inched his way
The Gambino crime family comes to power when Carlo Gambino has Albert Anastasia shot; Paul Castellano; John Gotti.
Financial advisers Louis Rukeyser, Lou Dobbs and others discuss the impact of Wall Street geniuses Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
They said he was a lustful Mad Monk, a Holy Devil, who preached God's word, yet practiced every form of evil.
The WWII 5-star general who was the only career officer ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and whose name embellished the boldest and most successful plan for peace ever launched: The Marshall Plan.
A profile of Joseph Kennedy Sr., the iron-fisted patriarch whose ability to wheel and deal enabled him to gain wealth and power.
The life of the bloodthirsty first czar of Russia. Ivan killed his own son and had several of his wives murdered.
The tragic story of the immortal artist whose works are among the world's most treasured masterpieces today, but who was almost completely ignored in his own lifetime.
Portrait of the fabulously wealthy family that built an empire in chemicals. Looks at why most family members have shunned publicity.
Profile of the 34th president focuses on his military career and service as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II.
Interviews, archival film and still photographs capture the spirit of Theodore Roosevelt, who rose from cowboy to U.S. President.
With their mix of high European style and lower-class vaudevillian humor, the Ziegfeld Follies reflected the spirit of the 1920s.
The story of Confederate leader Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, also known as "Stonewall" Jackson, is recounted.
Story of Russia's Peter Carl Faberge, who created the fabled jeweled eggs that are worth millions today. Traces his life from the time he worked for the czars to his escape to Switzerland after the Russian Revolution.
F. Lee Bailey and others discuss Albert DeSalvo, the construction worker who confessed to being the Boston Strangler.
The controversial story of Wyatt Earp and his five brothers, from the Civil War to turn-of-the-century California.
The real-life adventures of William F. Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, whose exploits as a frontiersman were exaggerated and immortalized by writer Ned Buntline in his pulp stories.
Direct descendants help explore the life of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who was driven by the desire to help others.
Recounting Sir Isaac Newton's contributions to the understanding of mathematics, astronomy and physics.
Profile of the founder of modern psychology that covers his youth in Vienna, his use of cocaine and irrational fears.
At one time, J.P. Morgan's wealth includes 70 percent of the steel and 60 percent of the stocks of the United States.
Chosen by God to be the future king of Israel, David's battle with Goliath was only one of his triumphs.
Brigham Young's odyssey takes him from poverty in New England to autocracy in the Great Salt Lake basin.
A fresh look at the Depression-era bank robbers, killers, and lovers. Their uncanny ability to escape police and Bonnie's poetry, published in newspapers, made them popular.
Novelist Charles Dickens rises from a blacking factory to world-wide fame.
Pocahontas worked toward peaceful coexistence with Jamestown settlers and fell in love with explorer John Smith.
Profiling outdoorsman Daniel Boone, who cleared the famed Wilderness Road and became an American legend.
Crazy Horse fought to protect the tribal lands of the Ogalia Sioux against white settlements in the Great Plains.
Story of the brilliant American Revolutionary War general who turned traitor. Focuses on his military victories for the colonists.
A renowned president, Thomas Jefferson was also a slave owner, debtor and allegedly the father of several illegitimate children.
Special 2-hour profile of the tough-as-nails military leader. Recalls his formative years at West Point, first taste of battle in World War I, and many successes in North Africa and Europe during World War II.
Chronicles the life of the early feminist who crusaded for equal pay for equal work and women's suffrage, which led to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
He pulled Excalibur out of the stone, gathered knights at the Round Table, and was trained by Merlin the Magician. But who was the great English king, who has inspired art and politics from medieval times to the age of Kennedy?
A presentation of the life of revolutionary Patrick Henry, the fiery and outspoken pied piper of liberty.
Chronicles the life of the adventurer whose 25-year journey through Asia and China launched the Age of Exploration and brought the wonders of the East to Europe.
A portrait of Sioux warrior and medicine man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn.
The biography of the killer who is considered the most notorious gangster in American history looks at his rise to power in Chicago.
After discovering how to mass-produce chocolate, Milton Hershey became a wealthy philanthropist known for funding civic institutions.
An original profile of the explorer that reveals details of his life that will surprise many viewers. Columbus received little credit for his discoveries, and died a broken and largely forgotten man.
Many inventors, explorers and astronauts draw inspiration from the works of French author Jules Verne.
The life and career of the great 19th-century industrialist and philanthropist. The son of a poor Scottish immigrant, Carnegie built an empire in steel manufacturing before being bought out by US Steel.
Did Lizzie Borden really take an axe and give her mother 40 whacks and her father 41? She was acquitted, but controversy still rages over the century-old double murder case.
Lured to the New World by promises of gold and glory, legendary explorer Ponce de Leon earned himself a place in history.
Profile of the Revolutionary War hero that tells us more about the man who warned, "The Redcoats are coming!" Revere was a successful artisan, businessman, and early industrialist.
Story of the women who broadcast Japanese propaganda to US troops in World War II. Focuses on Iva Toguri, a US citizen who be came known as "Tokyo Rose" for her radio broadcasts.
A look at the strained relationship between Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery of England during World War II.
Inventor, liberator, ambassador and author are just some of the roles played by Benjamin Franklin in U.S. history.
Shot in England, Ireland, and Wales, the biography travels to the 5th century to explore Patrick's transformation from privileged aristocrat to tormented slave to missionary hero.
General Omar Bradley was known as one of WWII's finest commanders. This biography uncovers the history and complex character that drove this peerless fighter not only up to and through WWII, but in the critical years after it.
Portrait of the teacher who died in the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. Includes interviews with her parents and students.
The life of the artist whose Saturday Evening Post illustrations captured the spirit of Middle America and were loved by generations.
Film, photographs and Eleanor Roosevelt's own words profile the first lady and humanitarian; host Celeste Holm.
The incredible life of the 17-year-old peasant girl who donned a suit of armor, rode off to war, and saved France.
Portrait of the surveyor, land baron, farmer, slave owner, general, and first President. George Washington rose to prominence on the shoulders of his dynamic half-brother Lawrence.
Story of President Franklin Roosevelt's leadership during the momento U.S. years of World War II and his controversial international policies that helped shape the post-war world.
The triumphant and tragic story of the great poet, short story writer , and master of the macabre. Blessed by a genius that brought him many successes as a writer.