History’s Greatest Mysteries
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History
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Mystery
Using new evidence to look at some of the most historically important mysteries of recent times.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, April 6
Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
Season 6 • Episode 16
Percy Fawcett becomes obsessed with a lost city deep in the Amazon jungle.
Monday, April 6
The "Missingest" Man in America
Season 4 • Episode 7
In 1930, a New York Supreme Court justice with close ties to Tammany Hall disappears.
Monday, April 6
The Hunt for the Kraken
Season 7 • Episode 5
It's one of the most legendary monsters said to be lurking in the vast open seas.
Monday, April 6
The Loch Ness Monster
Season 4 • Episode 1
As evidence continues to mount, the mystery endures as to whether the Loch Ness monster exists.
Monday, April 6
The Hindenburg Disaster
Season 5 • Episode 10
Experts believe they know what caused the Hindenburg disaster; but there may be more to this story.
Monday, April 6
Expedition Bermuda Triangle
Season 2 • Episode 1
A search into the extreme depths of the Bermuda Triangle, where planes and ships have disappeared.
Monday, April 6
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Season 5 • Episode 5
In 1698, Capt. William Kidd raids a ship but is hanged before revealing where the loot is.
Monday, April 6
Who Killed King Tut?
Season 5 • Episode 9
The death of Egypt's King Tutankhamun remains shrouded in mystery 3300 years later.
Monday, April 6
The Murder of Sam Giancana
Season 7 • Episode 6
The notorious mafia kingpin Sam Giancana is shot execution style in his own home.
Monday, April 6
The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
Season 1 • Episode 4
Booth family members share family lore, and what they believe is evidence of the assassin's escape.
Monday, April 6
The Assassination of RFK
Season 5 • Episode 14
Five years after John F. Kennedy is killed by gunshot, his brother Robert meets the same fate.
Monday, April 6
The Assassination of JFK
Season 4 • Episode 3
In 1963, JFK is assassinated; a suspect is captured, but many believe there's more to the story.
Monday, April 6
The Plot to Kill Lincoln New
Season 7 • Episode 9
A shot rings out from Ford's Theater, and America's president, Abraham Lincoln, has been killed.
Monday, April 6
Who Is the Boston Strangler
Season 7 • Episode 8
A series of shocking murders shake the city of Boston to its core.
Tuesday, April 7
The Plot to Kill Lincoln
Season 7 • Episode 9
A shot rings out from Ford's Theater, and America's president, Abraham Lincoln, has been killed.
Tuesday, April 7
The Assassination of JFK
Season 4 • Episode 3
In 1963, JFK is assassinated; a suspect is captured, but many believe there's more to the story.
Tuesday, April 7
Who Is the Boston Strangler
Season 7 • Episode 8
A series of shocking murders shake the city of Boston to its core.
Monday, April 13
The Search for Atlantis
Season 6 • Episode 10
Some say Atlantis is a myth, while others insist it was a very real place wiped out years ago.
Monday, April 13
The Voynich Manuscript
Season 3 • Episode 9
A medieval manuscript filled with unidentifiable drawings and written in a complex secret language.
Monday, April 13
The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt
Season 4 • Episode 10
The pyramids of Egypt are wonders of the ancient world, more than 4,000 years old.
Monday, April 13
Secrets of the Copper Scroll
Season 6 • Episode 14
The Dead Sea Scrolls' mystery involves an ancient Copper Scroll map that could lead to billions.
Monday, April 13
The Lost Pirate Treasure of Jean Lafitte
Season 6 • Episode 18
Known as "The Terror of the Gulf," the whereabouts of Jean Lafitte's treasure remain unknown.
Monday, April 13
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Season 4 • Episode 4
In 1587, a group of settlers land off the coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island.
Monday, April 13
The Amber Room
Season 3 • Episode 1
One of World War II's unsolved mysteries: a lost work of art worth half a billion dollars.
Monday, April 13
The Final Hunt for D.B. Cooper
Season 1 • Episode 1
Top D.B. Cooper expert Eric Ulis believes that he's found the location where Cooper landed.
Monday, April 13
The Missing Tesla Papers
Season 6 • Episode 13
Nicola Tesla had revolutionary ideas; when he died, he had 80 trunks of papers full of ideas.
Monday, April 13
Montezuma's Lost Treasure
Season 5 • Episode 1
An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search.
Monday, April 13
The Deadly Bermuda Triangle
Season 4 • Episode 12
A look at the Bermuda Triangle, where ships, planes and travelers have been lost without a trace.
Monday, April 13
Secrets of the Sphinx
Season 6 • Episode 17
Rising from the sands of the Egyptian desert is one of the ancient world's greatest wonders.
Monday, April 13
The Death and Fortune of Pablo Escobar
Season 6 • Episode 6
Pablo Escobar, the narco-trafficker who single-handedly supplied most of America's cocaine.
Monday, April 13
The Hunt for El Chapo: Case Closed New
Season 7 • Episode 10
El Chapo is an untouchable drug lord who sat atop a criminal empire and became the most wanted man.
Monday, April 13
The Plot to Kill Lincoln
Season 7 • Episode 9
A shot rings out from Ford's Theater, and America's president, Abraham Lincoln, has been killed.
Tuesday, April 14
The Hunt for El Chapo: Case Closed
Season 7 • Episode 10
El Chapo is an untouchable drug lord who sat atop a criminal empire and became the most wanted man.
Tuesday, April 14
The Death and Fortune of Pablo Escobar
Season 6 • Episode 6
Pablo Escobar, the narco-trafficker who single-handedly supplied most of America's cocaine.
Tuesday, April 14
The Plot to Kill Lincoln
Season 7 • Episode 9
A shot rings out from Ford's Theater, and America's president, Abraham Lincoln, has been killed.
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