History's Greatest Mysteries
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History's Greatest Mysteries

History's Greatest Mysteries examines the top theories surrounding the world's most enigmatic unsolved mysteries. Hosted and narrated by Laurence Fishburne, each episode unpacks these puzzles with top historians, authors, scientists, and researchers. From unsolved crimes to lost and buried treasures, the series explores possible explanations to some of the world's most confounding events.
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  1. S5 E1 - Montezuma's Lost Treasure

    January 28, 2024
    42min
    13+
    An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search that spans continents. What really happened to Montezuma's lost treasure?
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  2. S5 E2 - The Garden of Eden

    February 4, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Most people know it as the biblical birthplace of man: The Garden of Eden. But is the Garden of Eden really just a story to explain human creation? Or could it be a real place?
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  3. S5 E3 - The Lost Fortune of the Knights Templar

    February 11, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    Over seven hundred years ago, a medieval religious order protected a vast treasure of gold silver, precious gems, and religious relics... and then it all mysteriously vanished. What happened to the secret hoard of the Knights Templar?
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  4. S5 E4 - The Shroud of Turin

    February 18, 2024
    42min
    TV-14
    The haunting image of the Shroud of Turin has captivated millions around the world. But what exactly is it that we are seeing, and how did it come to be?
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  5. S5 E5 - Captain Kidd's Treasure

    March 3, 2024
    41min
    TV-14
    It's a mystery from the golden age of piracy. In 1698, Captain William Kidd raids a ship on the high seas and seizes its vast treasure...but Kidd is hanged before revealing where he stashed the loot.
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  6. S5 E6 - Escape from Alcatraz

    March 10, 2024
    41min
    TV-PG
    A perfectly masterminded plot leads to the most brazen prison break in American history. With only a handful of clues left behind, the search for the infamous Alcatraz escapees continues to this day.
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  7. S5 E7 - The Battle of Los Angeles

    March 17, 2024
    41min
    TV-PG
    On February 24, 1942, less than three months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, military radar picks up what appears to be enemy aircraft over Los Angeles.
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  8. S5 E8 - The Mystery of Machu Picchu

    March 24, 2024
    41min
    TV-PG
    With 500-year-old secrets, hidden in skeletons and stone, Machu Picchu is one of the most puzzling archaeological sites on earth. It's among the ancient world's most enduring riddles: Who built this astonishing complex, and why?
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  9. S5 E9 - Who Killed King Tut?

    June 2, 2024
    42min
    TV-PG
    The death of one of history's most enigmatic rulers-Egypt's King Tutankhamun-remains shrouded in mystery 3300 years later. Who, or what, killed King Tut?
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  10. S5 E10 - The Hindenburg Disaster

    June 9, 2024
    41min
    TV-PG
    For decades, experts believed they knew what caused the Hindenburg disaster: that leaking hydrogen ignited, causing the airship to burst into flames. But there may be more to this story. What caused the Hindenburg Disaster?
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  11. S5 E11 - The Search for Alexander the Great

    June 16, 2024
    42min
    TV-PG
    The story of the most celebrated warrior king in history still stirs fascination more than 2,000 years after his death. But the location of his body is the subject of much debate.
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  12. S5 E12 - The Sinking of the Titanic

    June 23, 2024
    42min
    TV-PG
    The Titanic's tragic story captures the imagination of the public and experts of all kinds, who-decades after the ship's demise-still seek answers. Can new evidence reveal more about how-and why-the Titanic sank?
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  13. S5 E13 - The Legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine

    June 30, 2024
    42min
    TV-PG
    The search for the most famous gold mine in the Old West has led many to perish in the pursuit of its elusive riches. But where exactly is the Lost Dutchman's mine?
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  14. S5 E14 - The Assassination of RFK

    July 7, 2024
    42min
    TV-PG
    Five years after John F. Kennedy is killed by gunshot, his brother Robert meets the same fate. An assassin's bullet again changes the course of history, and the latest clues in the case are riddled with inconsistencies.
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  15. S5 E15 - The Salem Witch Trials

    July 14, 2024
    42min
    13+
    A notorious tragedy leads to one of the darkest chapters in early American history. In 1692, fear rips through the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Accusations fly and many people are put to death.
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