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Portrayals of History

George Washington Feb 11, 1732 - Dec 14, 1799 The father of our country is presented in first person with Washington as a surveyor, a fearless explorer, a military soldier, and the first President of the new United States.	Paul Revere Jan 1, 1734 - May 10, 1818 This is the True Story of one of the best remembered heroes of the American revolution, a true "Son of Liberty" and his well-known midnight ride of Lexington and Concord. Paul revere comes to life as he shares his role in the secret underground organization known as the "Sons of Liberty."	Jack Skelly Civil War Soldier Civil War soldier Jack Skelly was the beau of Jenny Wade of Gettysburg, PA. Corporal Skelly was fatally wounded at the Battle of Winchester in June of 1863 when the Confederates advanced North. Jenny Wade was killed on the third day of fighting at Gettysburg. Neither one knew of the others death.	General Dwight D. Eisenhower WWII Eisenhower's thoughts and actions are brought to life as he approaches the eve of "Operation Overlord," D-Day and June 6, 1944 which was the Longest Day.
Tecumseh March 9, 1768 - Oct 5, 1813 Tecumseh was know as the "Panther Crossing the Night Sky." Born in the Kispokotha Sept of the Shawnee Nation, Tecumseh became the war chief of his nation and fought against the expansion of the United States into the Midwest Indian lands.	Simon Kenton April 3, 1775 - April 29, 1836 Kenton's fame as an army scout, woodsman, and Indian fighter is well documented in the annals of Kentuckey and Ohio history. By the time he had reached the age of twenty-one, his exploits and courage had become legendary throughout the frontier settlements of Ohio and Kentucky. Kenton was also one of the true founding fathers of Ohio.	Meriwether Lewis March 9, 1768 - Oct 5, 1813 Lewis began the opening of the American West by leading a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. Enduring incredible hardships and seeing incredible sights, including vast herds of buffalo and various Indian tribes that had no previous contact with white men, Lewis received his immortality.	Daniel Boone 1734 - 1820 Boone's Indian name was "Sheltowee" (Big Turtle) and he was known to the various tribes throughout the area as the long hunter or long rifle. Boone was one of the first real heroes on the wilderness frontier, as well as one of the founding fathers of the state of Kentucky. In 1799, he moved his family to Missouri due to the increasing population of Kentucky.
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) Sept. 26, 1774 - March 17, 1845 Chapman was a nurseryman, missionary, humanitarian, and early pioneer of the Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana wilderness. Chapman planted over one thousand acres in apple trees across three states and traveled more miles that any other recorded pioneer of his generation.	Simon Girty 1741 - 1818 Known as "The White Savage of the Forest" he was a legendary frontiersman, trader and loyal friend of the Indians. He killed few, saved twenty-one Americans from fire, scalped none, and fought for the belief of stopping the white expansion into Indian lands.	Lewis Wetzel 1763 - 1808 Known as "Death wind of the Forest" and "Gun Always Loaded" to the Ohio Indians, Wetzel was a legendary frontiersman, woodsman, and scout, as he carved a path of civilization for Ohio.	Reverend David Zeisberger 1721 - 1805 Known to the Ohio Indians as the "Light in the darkness of the Wilderness," Zeisberger was a pioneer missionary of the Moravian Church of the Delaware Indians in the Ohio Wilderness during the American Revolution.

Other Historical Programs


"Pretty Boy" Floyd, Public Enemy No. 1 - 1934, Great Depression Program

General Patton, 3rd Army Group, 1944, WWII Program

President Warren G. Harding, 1920

Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence Program, 1776

Patriots in Petticoats, Courageous women during the American Revolutionary and the Civil War

Sons of Liberty, True stories of the "Sons of Liberty"