I Was There - Season 1 - Eps 2: Johnstown: America's Deadliest Flood
Theo Wilson time-travels back to 1889 to the bucolic river shores of Johnstown, Pennsylvania where the biggest flood in U.S. history is about to be unleashed. Wilson finds himself dissecting the disaster, along the way discovering how filthy rich steel barons cut corners on maintenance of a nearby dam and laid the groundwork for this epic flood—all because they wanted to fish.
About I Was There
Title: I Was There
First Air Date: 2022-02-20
Last Air Date: 2022-05-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 10/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 12
Network: History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Committee Films, UFA Film Hansa, Fox 21 Television Studios
Synopsis
An immersive trip back in time, placing host Theo Wilson—the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman with a passion for history—at the center of some of the world’s most impactful events, to deconstruct how they truly unfolded.
Cast
Theo E.J. Wilson
Self - Host
