At the stroke of noon on April 22, 1889, 20,000 land-hungry citizens began the wild race for the choicest claims in this former Indian territory. The position of the Indians is expressed by the chief of the Cherokee Tribe.
We witness the blaze and circumstances surrounding it through the eyes of CBS newsmen. As Nero plays the lute for his admirers on a hill outside of Rome, he is not quite so indifferent to it as legend would have it.
On May 10, 1863_during the heat of battle General Stonewalling Jackson is fatally wounded by his own soldiers. Concern grows as his fellow officers work to keep up morale after the grievous loss.
Three soldiers who have never seen action beyond boot camp hear the words of General Eisenhower's order of the day as they prepare to strike at Omaha Beach.
It is a few moments before the curtain is to rise. Barnum has ballyhooed his imported "Swedish Nightingale" from coast to coast. But he is nervous as he waits with Cronkite and his newsmen. He has never heard Jenny Lind sing a single note.
Walter Cronkite and his news staff stand by as President Lincoln tries to decide whether or not he should sign the bill that will free all slaves in the southern territories. The fate of the Union cause may rest upon Lincoln's decision.
Cronkite and staff report the dramatic behind the scenes happenings as the 76 year old actress, her body racked with pain, prepares to go before the huge audience in the play, "Daniel," written by her grandson by marriage.
At the start of the Spanish-American War of 1898, US Adm. George Dewey gathers his fleet for an assault on the Spanish-controlled port of Mahila Bay in the Philippines.
Nine thousand fight fans gather in the New Orleans Olympic Club to witness the battle between John Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy" and "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. Sullivan is favored.