You Are There (1953-1957)

The radio program made a transition to television in 1953, with Walter Cronkite as the regular host. Reporters included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox. The first telecast took place on February 1, 1953 and featured a re-enactment of the Hindenburg disaster. The final telecast took place on October 13, 1957.
The Boston Tea Party
The Final Hours of Joan of Arc
Salem Witch Trials
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Death of Socrates
The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Capture of John Wilkes Booth 		The First Moscow Purge Trials
Attack of Pearl Harbor
Triumph of Alexander the Great
The Sinking of the Titanic
The Chicago Fire
Pinel Unchains the Insane
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