History’s Greatest Mysteries

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History Channel

Docuseries

2020

TVPG

History

Documentary

Mystery

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

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, January 19

The Body on Somerton Beach

Season 3 • Episode 4

A well-dressed man is found dead within miles of a nuclear testing site on an Australian beach.

Monday, January 19

The Voynich Manuscript

Season 3 • Episode 9

A medieval manuscript filled with unidentifiable drawings and written in a complex secret language.

Monday, January 19

The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

Season 3 • Episode 2

A powerful union activist disappears from Detroit; 45 years later, it remains a missing person case.

Monday, January 19

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, January 19

The Mysterious Havana Syndrome

Season 4 • Episode 18

In 2016, a mysterious illness strikes dozens of government officials in Cuba.

Monday, January 19

Who Killed King Tut?

Season 5 • Episode 9

The death of Egypt's King Tutankhamun remains shrouded in mystery 3300 years later.

Monday, January 19

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, January 19

Escape from Alcatraz

Season 5 • Episode 6

A perfectly masterminded plot leads to one of the most brazen prison breaks in American history.

Monday, January 19

The Secrets of Easter Island

Season 6 • Episode 19

How did an ancient civilization carve and then move thousands of these rock monuments?

Monday, January 19

The Killing of Bugsy Siegel

Season 6 • Episode 15

Notorious mobster Bugsy Siegel is gunned down in his Beverly Hills living room.

Monday, January 19

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, January 19

The Final Flight of Amelia Earhart

Season 6 • Episode 5

The search for this famed flier has revealed conflicting stories.

Tuesday, January 20

The Secrets of Easter Island

Season 6 • Episode 19

How did an ancient civilization carve and then move thousands of these rock monuments?

Tuesday, January 20

The Killing of Bugsy Siegel

Season 6 • Episode 15

Notorious mobster Bugsy Siegel is gunned down in his Beverly Hills living room.

Tuesday, January 20

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, January 20

The Final Flight of Amelia Earhart

Season 6 • Episode 5

The search for this famed flier has revealed conflicting stories.

Monday, January 26

The Black Dahlia

Season 4 • Episode 24

The gruesome murder of a young beauty goes unsolved for decades; there's a long line of suspects.

Monday, January 26

Expedition Bermuda Triangle

Season 2 • Episode 1

A search into the extreme depths of the Bermuda Triangle, where planes and ships have disappeared.

Monday, January 26

The Death of Bruce Lee

Season 2 • Episode 3

Investigating martial arts superstar Bruce Lee's mysterious death.

Monday, January 26

The Search for Alexander the Great

Season 5 • Episode 11

The story of the warrior king still stirs fascination more than 2000 years after his death.

Monday, January 26

The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon

Season 4 • Episode 5

In 1997, thousands of people in Phoenix witnessed strange lights; this could be an UFO sighting.

Monday, January 26

Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal

Season 1 • Episode 5

Major Jesse Marcel's journal may contain coded clues to the truth behind Roswell.

Monday, January 26

Roswell: The First Witness - The Memo

Season 1 • Episode 6

A former CIA operative's investigation into the Roswell crash arrives at a critical moment.

Monday, January 26

Roswell: The First Witness - The Writer

Season 1 • Episode 7

Investigator Ben Smith travels to Jesse Marcel's hometown on Louisiana's Gulf Coast.

Monday, January 26

Roswell

Season 6 • Episode 1

A 200-yard swath of debris landed near Roswell, New Mexico; some believe it was an alien craft.

Monday, January 26

Area 51 New

Season 7 • Episode 1

A top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States.

Monday, January 26

Unlocking the Secrets of the Nazca Lines

Season 4 • Episode 19

Geoglyphs made in the Peruvian desert that span over 50 miles.

Tuesday, January 27

Area 51

Season 7 • Episode 1

A top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States.

Tuesday, January 27

Roswell

Season 6 • Episode 1

A 200-yard swath of debris landed near Roswell, New Mexico; some believe it was an alien craft.

Tuesday, January 27

Unlocking the Secrets of the Nazca Lines

Season 4 • Episode 19

Geoglyphs made in the Peruvian desert that span over 50 miles.

Monday, February 2

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, February 2

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, February 2

Montezuma's Lost Treasure

Season 5 • Episode 1

An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search.

Monday, February 2

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, February 2

Who Is the Zodiac Killer?

Season 4 • Episode 2

New evidence and technology may be able to crack the code and discover who the Zodiac Killer is.

Monday, February 2

Malaysia Flight 370

Season 3 • Episode 7

A Boeing 777, carrying 239 people, vanishes over the Indian Ocean.

Monday, February 2

The Amityville Horror

Season 3 • Episode 5

An unassuming family home on Long Island becomes the most notorious house in America.

Monday, February 2

The Battle of Los Angeles

Season 5 • Episode 7

On Feb. 24, 1942, military radar picks up what appears to be enemy aircraft over Los Angeles.

Monday, February 2

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, February 2

The Hunt for Hitler

Season 4 • Episode 22

Investigating the final days of WWII and the possibility of Hitler's escape.

Monday, February 2

The Hunt for Stolen Nazi Treasure

Season 4 • Episode 11

During World War Two, the Nazis stole vast amounts of art, gold, silver and currency.

Monday, February 2

Hunting Hitler's U-Boats

Season 2 • Episode 2

An investigation into the unshakable claims of a treasure hunter.

Monday, February 2

The Lost Gold of WWII

Season 4 • Episode 23

During World War II, Japan plunders a fortune worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Monday, February 2

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed New

Season 7 • Episode 2

Monday, February 2

Area 51

Season 7 • Episode 1

A top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States.

Tuesday, February 3

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed

Season 7 • Episode 2

Tuesday, February 3

The Lost Gold of WWII

Season 4 • Episode 23

During World War II, Japan plunders a fortune worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Tuesday, February 3

Area 51

Season 7 • Episode 1

A top-secret military base remains one of the most heavily restricted sites in the United States.

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