"In this thought-provoking History Channel series, 10 venerated filmmakers offer their take on 10 landmark days that unexpectedly altered the course of American history. Going beyond the predictable, the programs focus on lesser-known events such as Shays' Rebellion in 1787, the 1848 Gold Rush, the 1862 Battle of Antietam, the 1892 Homestead Strike, Albert Einstein's 1939 letter to President Franklin Roosevelt and the Freedom Summer of 1964."