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History's Greatest Mysteries

History's Greatest Mysteries

Using new evidence to look at some of the most historically important mysteries of recent times.
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    On Sept. 11, 2001, coordinated terrorist attacks change America; mastermind Osama bin Laden threatens further violence, prompting a global manhunt by U.S. intelligence forces; nearly a decade later, U.S. Navy SEALs raid a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and kill him during a night operation.
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Season 16 of 7 Episodes

  • With over 7,500 hours investigating the mystery; top D.B. Cooper expert Eric Ulis believes that he's found the true location where Cooper landed during his daring dive.

  • A dust-covered box hidden in a British manor house for 108 years contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

  • Booth family members share family lore, and what they believe is evidence of the assassin's escape, passed down through generations.

  • A cryptic journal sparks an unprecedented investigation into whether a UFO crashed at Roswell, N.M., in 1947; Major Jesse Marcel's journal may contain coded clues to the truth behind Roswell.

  • A former CIA operative's investigation into the Roswell crash arrives at a critical moment when the mysterious journal found among the possessions of Maj. Jesse Marcel undergoes a crucial test.

  • Investigator Ben Smith travels to Jesse Marcel's hometown on Louisiana's Gulf Coast to speak with family members who reveal information that supports Marcel's story of a government cover-up.

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14 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    The Mystery of Machu Picchu
    The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine
    The Franklin Expedition
    What is the Yeti?
    The Hunt for the Anthrax Killer
    Shackleton's Endurance: The Lost Ice Ship Found
    The Sodder Children Disappearance
    The Mysterious Havana Syndrome
    Escape from Alcatraz
    The Sinking of the Titanic
  • The Mystery of Machu Picchu

    With 500-year-old secrets hidden in skeletons and stone, Machu Picchu remains one of the most puzzling archaeological sites on earth; it ranks among the ancient world's most enduring riddles, pertaining to its creators and reason for its creation.
    Upcoming
  • The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine

    The search for the most famous gold mine in the Old West has led many to perish in the pursuit of its elusive riches.
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  • The Franklin Expedition

    The search for the illusive Northwest Passage leads to a historic expedition that sets sail into a labyrinth of ice and is never heard from again.
    Upcoming
  • What is the Yeti?

    Sightings of the Yeti, a creature of myth and legend, has been recorded for thousands of years throughout the Himalayas and surrounding regions; a seven-foot-tall creature, covered in shaggy gray hair is hiding in plain sight.
    Upcoming
  • The Hunt for the Anthrax Killer

    As the country reels in the aftermath of 9/11, an entirely new threat terrifies the nation; deadly anthrax spores sent through the mail kill five people and spread authorities thin; the FBI works around the clock to stop this brazen act of bioterrorism, but the letters keep coming.
    Upcoming
  • Shackleton's Endurance: The Lost Ice Ship Found

    Following news of the history-making discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship the Endurance, this is a look at his historic and ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition resulting in the loss of the highly revered ship.
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History's Greatest Mysteries

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Using new evidence to look at some of the most historically important mysteries of recent times.

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Laurence Fishburne, Martin Morgan, Robert Cargill, Caroline Cory, Michael Dennin

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