10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America

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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America
Genre Documentary
Written bySteven Gillon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyHistory Channel
Original release
Network History Channel
ReleaseApril 9 (2006-04-09) 
April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is a ten-hour, ten-part television miniseries that aired on the History Channel from April 9 through April 14, 2006. The material was later adapted and published as a book by the same title. [1] [2]

Overview

The ten days featured in the series, in chronological order. It is important to note that the book and television series take a different approach to analyzing these events.[ citation needed ]

DateEvent
May 26, 1637The Mystic Massacre of the Pequot War
January 25, 1787 Shays' Rebellion in Western Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays
January 24, 1848The beginning of the California Gold Rush also a time where people were moving from east to west
September 17, 1862The Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War
July 6, 1892The Homestead Strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania
September 6, 1901The assassination of President William McKinley
July 21, 1925The Scopes trial about teaching evolution in schools, in Dayton, Tennessee
July 16, 1939 Albert Einstein sends his letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to explore nuclear weaponry
September 9, 1956 Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show
June 21, 1964Civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner being murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi

References

  1. "10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America". History Store. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. Gillon, Steven M. (April 4, 2006). 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (1st ed.). Crown. ISBN   978-0-307-33934-8.