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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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19 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Hunting Hitler's U-Boats
    Expedition Bermuda Triangle
    Houdini's Lost Diaries
    The Holy Grail
    The Amber Room
    The Body on Somerton Beach
    Malaysia Flight 370
    Blackbeard's Lost Treasure
    Decoding the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism
    Who Is D.B. Cooper?
  • Hunting Hitler's U-Boats

    An investigation into the unshakable claims of a treasure hunter.
    Upcoming
  • Expedition Bermuda Triangle

    A search into the extreme depths of the Bermuda Triangle, where five American torpedo bombers and the search plane dispatched to find them disappear without a trace in December 1945.
    Upcoming
  • Houdini's Lost Diaries

    Magician and Houdini expert Bill Kalush secures access to Harry Houdini's diary previously kept from the public; experts begin to unveil the diary, using information gleaned from these personal accounts to form new insights into Houdini's life.
    Upcoming
  • The Holy Grail

    It's a treasure coveted by everyone from Roman emperors to Adolf Hitler; a sacred object said to hold incredible powers of healing, resurrection and immortality, the Holy Grail is the most sought-after relic in the world.
    Upcoming
  • The Amber Room

    One of World War II's greatest unsolved mysteries: an incomparable work of art worth half a billion dollars, lost without a trace; perhaps the single most valuable object the Nazis ever stole, the quest for this treasure has lasted over 75 years.
    Upcoming
  • The Body on Somerton Beach

    As the Cold War ramps up, a well-dressed man is found dead within miles of a nuclear testing site on a tranquil Australian beach; there are no clues to his identity or what could have happened.
    Upcoming
History's Greatest Mysteries

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

Starring

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

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