History’s Greatest Mysteries

History's Greatest Mysteries - History Channel

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, April 27

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, April 27

The Hunt for Cleopatra's Missing Tomb

Season 4 • Episode 20

Cleopatra's body and final resting place have been lost without a trace for over 2,000 years.

Monday, April 27

The Theft of the Mona Lisa: Case Closed

Season 7 • Episode 4

World's most famous painting vanishes in a daring heist, sparking international outrage.

Monday, April 27

Lost Places of the Old Testament

Season 6 • Episode 20

Where are the Old Testament's legendary lost places, and what might they reveal?

Monday, April 27

The Holy Grail

Season 3 • Episode 6

The Holy Grail is the most sought-after relic in the world and is said to hold powers of healing.

Monday, April 27

The Ark of the Covenant

Season 4 • Episode 6

Many people believe the Ark of the Covenant is out there; new clues could finally explain.

Monday, April 27

Who Is D.B. Cooper?

Season 4 • Episode 14

In 1971, a man hijacks a Northwest Orient Airlines flight, demanding four parachutes and $200,000.

Monday, April 27

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 27

The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine

Season 5 • Episode 13

The search for the most famous gold mine in the Old West has led many to perish on its pursuit.

Monday, April 27

The Search for El Dorado

Season 4 • Episode 17

It is a legendary ancient city, said to be overflowing with gold.

Monday, April 27

The Lost Fortune of the Knights Templar

Season 5 • Episode 3

A look at what happened to the secret treasure hoard of the Knights Templar.

Monday, April 27

The Lost Loot of Jesse James

Season 6 • Episode 7

Jesse James and his gang robbed trains, stagecoaches and banks, and buried the spoils.

Monday, April 27

Blackbeard's Lost Treasure

Season 4 • Episode 8

Blackbeard is said to have had a treasure worth millions of dollars.

Monday, April 27

The Missing Riches of Genghis Khan

Season 6 • Episode 12

The ancient ruler who amassed a fortune estimated to be worth 120 trillion in today's dollars.

Monday, April 27

The Hunt for Viking Treasure New

Season 7 • Episode 12

The Vikings amassed gold, silver and other riches while trading and raiding across Europe.

Monday, April 27

What Killed Bruce Lee?

Season 7 • Episode 11

Bruce Lee is the closest thing that we had to a real-life superhero.

Tuesday, April 28

The Hunt for Viking Treasure

Season 7 • Episode 12

The Vikings amassed gold, silver and other riches while trading and raiding across Europe.

Tuesday, April 28

The Missing Riches of Genghis Khan

Season 6 • Episode 12

The ancient ruler who amassed a fortune estimated to be worth 120 trillion in today's dollars.

Tuesday, April 28

What Killed Bruce Lee?

Season 7 • Episode 11

Bruce Lee is the closest thing that we had to a real-life superhero.

Monday, May 4

Jack the Ripper

Season 3 • Episode 10

Jack the Ripper shocks Victorian England; his identity still remains a mystery.

Monday, May 4

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, May 4

The Shroud of Turin

Season 5 • Episode 4

The haunting image of the Shroud of Turin has captivated millions around the world.

Monday, May 4

The Garden of Eden

Season 5 • Episode 2

Investigating if the Garden of Eden was a story to explain human creation or if it was a real place.

Monday, May 4

The Amazing Events of the Book of Exodus

Season 6 • Episode 9

The Burning Bush, the 10 Plagues and the Parting of the Red Sea.

Monday, May 4

The Valentine's Day Massacre

Season 6 • Episode 3

A shocking murder in history goes down in Chicago and is known as the Valentine's Day Massacre.

Monday, May 4

The Death of Dillinger

Season 6 • Episode 11

John Dillinger's life consists of bank robberies; his death remains shrouded in mystery.

Monday, May 4

The Killing of Bugsy Siegel

Season 6 • Episode 15

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

Monday, May 4

Gardner Museum Robbery

Season 4 • Episode 25

Thieves steal half a billion dollars in masterpieces from the Gardner Museum in Boston.

Monday, May 4

The Lufthansa Heist New

Season 7 • Episode 13

On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves stole about $5 million in cash at JFK Airport in New York.

Monday, May 4

The Hunt for Viking Treasure

Season 7 • Episode 12

The Vikings amassed gold, silver and other riches while trading and raiding across Europe.

Tuesday, May 5

The Lufthansa Heist

Season 7 • Episode 13

On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves stole about $5 million in cash at JFK Airport in New York.

Tuesday, May 5

Gardner Museum Robbery

Season 4 • Episode 25

Thieves steal half a billion dollars in masterpieces from the Gardner Museum in Boston.

Tuesday, May 5

The Hunt for Viking Treasure

Season 7 • Episode 12

The Vikings amassed gold, silver and other riches while trading and raiding across Europe.

Monday, May 11

The Amityville Horror

Season 3 • Episode 5

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

Monday, May 11

The Franklin Expedition

Season 6 • Episode 2

The search for the Northwest Passage leads to an expedition that sets sail into a labyrinth of ice.

Monday, May 11

The Dyatlov Pass Incident

Season 3 • Episode 3

An infamous Cold War cold case involves nine hikers found mutilated on a remote mountain slope.

Monday, May 11

TWA Flight 800

Season 4 • Episode 21

In July 1996, one of the worst aviation disasters in American history leaves 230 people dead.

Monday, May 11

What is the Yeti?

Season 6 • Episode 4

A creature of myth and legend, has been recorded for thousands of years throughout the Himalayas.

Monday, May 11

Decoding the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism

Season 4 • Episode 9

An ancient mechanical device found on a 2000-year-old shipwreck.

Monday, May 11

Malaysia Flight 370

Season 3 • Episode 7

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

Monday, May 11

The Mystery of Machu Picchu

Season 5 • Episode 8

Machu Picchu remains one of the most puzzling archeological riddles for the ages.

Monday, May 11

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, May 11

The Sinking of the Titanic

Season 5 • Episode 12

A look into new evidence that might reveal more about how and why the Titanic sank.

Monday, May 11

The Mysterious Havana Syndrome

Season 4 • Episode 18

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

Monday, May 11

The Lost Gold of WWII

Season 4 • Episode 23

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

Monday, May 11

The Hunt for Hitler

Season 4 • Episode 22

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

Monday, May 11

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed New

Season 7 • Episode 2

At the end of World War II, many Nazi officials were captured and tried for their crimes.

Monday, May 11

Foo Fighters

Season 7 • Episode 14

During World War II, a phenomenon terrorizes American airmen in the night skies over Europe.

Monday, May 11

The Lufthansa Heist

Season 7 • Episode 13

On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves stole about $5 million in cash at JFK Airport in New York.

Tuesday, May 12

Foo Fighters

Season 7 • Episode 14

During World War II, a phenomenon terrorizes American airmen in the night skies over Europe.

Tuesday, May 12

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed

Season 7 • Episode 2

At the end of World War II, many Nazi officials were captured and tried for their crimes.

Tuesday, May 12

The Lufthansa Heist

Season 7 • Episode 13

On December 11, 1978, a gang of thieves stole about $5 million in cash at JFK Airport in New York.

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