These History Channel productions focus on incidents which shaped the character of the United States. In this collection: 1. Massacre at Mystic - Looks at the Pequot War and the slaughter of Native American people by English settlers on May 26, 1637 at Mystic Fort. Director James Moll. 2. Shays’ Rebellion: America’s First Civil War - Explains how a violent protest led by Daniel Shays against debt collection and taxation on January 25, 1787 in turn led to the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Directed by R. J. Cutler. Animation director Bill Plympton. 3. Gold Rush - Follows a quarter million people who went West after the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848, hoping to strike it rich. Directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein. 4. Antietam - Focuses on the bloody Civil War battle, fought on September 17, 1862, with 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties. Director Michael Epstein. Each episode 44 minutes. Letterboxed. A&E Networks.