These History Channel productions focus on incidents which shaped the character of the United States. In this collection: 6. Murder at the Fair: The Assassination of President McKinley - On September 6, 1901 President William McKinley was shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. this program investigates how his death led to the birth of the Progressive Era under his successor, Theodore Roosevelt. Director Joe Berlinger. 7. Scopes: The Battle Over America’s Soul - shows how the " Monkey Trial " on July 21, 1925 of a teacher accused of teaching evolution in a Tennessee classroom pitted religion against science, small town values against big city attitudes, elitism against populism, and William Jennings Bryan against Clarence Darrow. Director Kate Davis. Each episode 44 minutes. Letterboxed. A&E Networks.