Episode list

The story of the disappearance of the Princes of the Tower in 1483.

The story of Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693.

Documentary on the current views and archaeological research investigating the peopling of the New World.

The story of the unexplained disappearance of the Roanoke colonists.

Long-buried tale of the tragic hours that brought Greenwood to a fiery end, and the misunderstanding that started when a white elevator operator accused 19-year-old Greenwood resident Dick Rowland of assault prompted the violent race riot. Eyewitness accounts, archival film, and dramatizations recount the 1921 race riots in Tulsa.

Behind the scenes interviews with Hell's Angels leaders and members reveal the fascinating life and danger of the Hell's Angels. Hunter S. Thompson shares his notorious experiences and ultimate betrayal by the Angels, and law enforcement gang specialists provide perspective on the gang's violence and criminal activities.The story of how the Angels got their start in the 1940s how the 1954 film The Wild One made them famous. See the Angel's explain their point of view about many of most controversial incidents, including the infamous Rolling Stones concert at Altamont where the club was hired to provide security, with explosive results.

Documentary about the earliest and most active river pirates and frontier killers in the Ohio River Valley in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Featured are killers Big and Little Harpe, river pirate Samuel Mason, and the legend of Billy Potts.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, as white settlers in the New World pushed further west, Native Americans suddenly found themselves fighting for both their territory and their lives. These settlers immediately became prime targets in the tribal "adoption" process, where a lost member of the tribe would be replaced with a captive. Discover the compelling stories of those men, women, and children who were taken captive, adopted into a tribe, and lived to write about their experiences.

Covers an incident known as "The Boxer Rebellion" in China from 1899-1901, when a revolutionary society known as The Boxers revolted against what they saw as foreign occupation and exploitation of China, and--with the tacit help of the Chinese government--attacked foreign installations and businesses and murdered foreigners and any Chinese they saw as helping them. They laid siege to the foreign legation in Peking, which held out for 55 days before a combined force of European, American and Japanese troops arrived to rescue them. . Tens of thousands of people--mostly Chinese--were killed before the uprising was finally put down.

On the American frontier the threat of wounds, epidemics, and death was everywhere. There were no hospitals, no emergency care. To survive in the 18th and 19th centuries, you had to find a doctor, or you became one with what you had available. Frontier Doctors tells the remarkable story of pioneer medicine, with surprising breakthroughs made in these harsh conditions.

A brief look at the life of the thief and con-man Charles Ponzi and his early schemes.

In the towering peaks of the Himalayas, he is known as Kang-mi, Temu and Yeti. To the Western World, he is the Abominable Snowman. Venture high into the snowy slopes of the world's tallest mountains in search of this mythical beast. Probe the long history of purported sightings, and meet with Tibetan monks and Sherpa villagers who claim to have seen Yetis in the wild. Hear the opinions of mythologists and anthropologists who have studied the sightings and stories of the Yetis, and explore the findings of a team of Chinese and American scientists who examined hairs that indicate that some form of undiscovered ape roams the Himalayan foothills. And see remarkable video from tourists in Nepal that makes the strongest case yet for the existence of the Abominable Snowman.

What happened to the legendary American explorer and first governor of Upper Louisiana, Meriwether Lewis, who supposedly shot himself in 1809? Was it an actual suicide, a possible robbery gone wrong or a full blown murder conspiracy?