Ziryab : the slave who changed society (ninth century) -- Cahokia : the forgotten Rome of the Americas (twelfth century) -- Gil Eanes : conquering the point of no return -- Joseph Warren : architect of a revolution (1741-75) -- Outdoing Revere : history's forgotten riders -- Elisha Kent Kane : America's greatest hero (1847-57) -- The sultana : death on the Great River -- America's first subway : secret under Broadway -- Peshtigo : great fire in the forest -- Gustave Whitehead : the first to fly -- Exercise Tiger : a rehearsal for D-day.