History's Greatest Mysteries
Investigating a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.
- 2020-2026
- 7 seasons
- A+E Networks
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-PG
Investigating a range of mysteries surrounding the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell and John Wilkes Booth.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper
Sat, Nov 14, 2020 78 mins
Investigates D. B. Cooper, an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in United States airspace between Portland and Seattle on the afternoon of November 24, 1971.
Episode 2
Titanic's Lost Evidence
Sat, Nov 21, 2020 83 mins
For 108 years, a dust-covered box has remained hidden in a British manor house and may contain evidence that will rewrite the most famous maritime disaster in history. This box contains the personal notes of Lord Mersey, the respected British jurist and politician charged with investigating the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. We've secured permission to open it--a first in history. The box contains information about the Titanic's voyage including new context on fatal mistakes allegedly made by the captain and crew.
Episode 3
Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship
Sat, Nov 28, 2020 85 mins
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to Antarctica but soon after arrival, Shackleton's ship--The Endurance--was destroyed by shifting glaciers, and he was tasked with leading his 27 men across the tundra, on an epic struggle for survival. Shackleton's battle against the odds and his unfailing commitment to bring all his men out alive turned him into a legend. The ship's final resting ground remains one of the greatest polar mysteries. Led by maritime archeologist and shipwreck expert, Mensun Bound, follow a new ground-breaking expedition heading back into the frozen seas to hunt down Shackleton's lost ship.
Episode 4
The Escape of John Wilkes Booth
Sat, Dec 5, 2020 120 mins
Confederate extremist John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC then took refuge in a tobacco barn in the nearby Virginia countryside. History tells us that Union troops shot him during a standoff there but apocryphal accounts are explored that he escaped capture, lived his life under alias, and produced offspring. The DNA of alleged descendants is put to the test.
Episode 5
Roswell: The First Witness Part 1 - The Journal
Mon, Dec 14, 2020 82 mins
Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal. This multi-part investigation examines the controversial Roswell UFO crash of July 1947. In this first part, cryptic portions of a journal kept by wreckage investigator, US Army Major Jesse Marcel, is evaluated for its authenticity.
Episode 6
Roswell: The First Witness Part 2 - The Memo
Sat, Dec 19, 2020
This multi-part investigation examines the controversial Roswell UFO crash of July 1947. In this second part, investigators attempt to determine the content of a memo held by Gen Roger Ramey in the controversial "this is a weather balloon" newspaper photo. Also, investigators engage cryptologists to further evaluate the mysterious journal kept by US Army Maj Marcel.
Episode 7
Roswell: The First Witness Part 3 - The Writer
Sat, Dec 26, 2020
The multi-part investigation of the controversial Roswell UFO crash of July 1947 concludes. In this final part, investigator Ben Smith determines that the mysterious journal was very likely written by Major Saunders, second in command at the Roswell base, though its writing is still encoded. Ben reveals his findings to Major Marcel's family.
