Unsolved History

The North construed Pickett's Charge as the last gasp of a desperate Confederate Army. The South mythologized the battle as a gallant last stand. "Unsolved History" sheds new light on this turning point in American history.

Wreckage photos and animation help engineers perform a forensic autopsy of the U.S.S. Maine. This examination should explain the explosion that coined the phrase "Remember the Maine! To Hell with Spain" and started the Spanish-American War.

In his underground offices, Adolf Hitler ate, slept, held military briefings, married Eva Braun, and killed himself. Despite bombings and secrecy, the bunker remains. Experts use state-of-the-art mapping and the original plans to reconstruct the complex.

The diary of a Mexican officer who fought at the Alamo has spurred controversy and outrage regarding Davy Crockett and the Texas revolutionaries. These startling revelations challenge the traditional history and heroism of these Alamo defenders.

The Red Baron was the greatest flying ace of World War I, and probably the world's most famous pilot. After claiming the lives of 120 Allied flyers, he died of a single bullet wound that passed clear through his heart. Who shot Manfred von Richthofen?

Nearly every popular notion about the Old West has its origins in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which four courageous lawmen faced off against murderous outlaws in the streets of the tiny mining town of Tombstone, Arizona.

The portrayal of vicious British soldiers firing their muskets on an innocent crowd is an oversimplified version of the famed Boston Massacre. What really happened on the night of March 5, 1770, and who ordered the soldiers to shoot?

On November 22, 1963, Abraham Zapruder captured the assassination of President Kennedy on film. But several other photographers also shot footage of the motorcade. Piecing together those images may be the only way to get a complete picture of that tragic event.

Completed in 80 A.D., the Coliseum was inaugurated with 100 days of games showcasing gladiatorial contests, wild beast hunts, public executions and variety shows. Smash the myths and relive the spectacle of ancient Rome.

The sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst maritime disaster in history. Sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945, the death toll on the German hospital ship was equivalent to nearly six Titanics.