America's Hidden Stories

Investigate a shocking story of racism, greed, sex, murder, and the power of film, as experts unravel the connections between the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the boom of the American movie industry in the 1920s.

Has the U.S. already been helmed by a woman? Get new details about cover-ups, secret evidence, and overlooked documents that will help answer the question of whether Edith Wilson ran the White House after her husband’s stroke in 1919.

Dig into a ghastly ritual in 1800s New England that has connections to vampire mythology. Through cutting-edge 3D techniques, see what the country looked like when superstition ruled, and find out how science laid the U.S. vampire to rest.

Find out how Hitler spent millions to keep the U.S. out of the Second World War. Uncover the disturbing story of American pro-Nazi groups, armed right-wing activists, and huge bribes in this tale that still hits close to home. .