Long before the days of giant theme parks, the US had many amusement parks where families gathered for a cool escape on a hot summer day. GREAT OLD AMUSEMENT PARKS celebrates these pre-Disney parks, where vacationers can still reach for the brass ring on the merry-go-round. The special also checks out some old wooden roller coasters and other classic rides...
Great Old Amusement Parks...7pm
The fifth "inning" of Ken Burns's film BASEBALL looks at baseball's desperate attempts to survive the Great Depression and Babe Ruth's fading career, while a new generation of stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams, is on the rise. It ends with the greatest showdown in the history of the Negro Leagues: Satchel Paige, arguably the best pitcher ever, against Josh Gibson, "the black Babe Ruth," in the Negro League World Series...8pm
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