Synopsis
Using the latest techniques of forensic science, investigators re-explore some of the legendary figures and events of history in order to determine how much of what has come down to us is a true account.
Episodes
Season 11E1The Holy Grail60m2E2Billy the Kid60m3E3Captain Kidd60m4E4Dead Sea Scrolls60m5E5Napoleon's Mass Grave60m6E6Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral60m7E7D-Day: The Secret MassacreThe Nazis massacre U.S. troops and French civilians in retaliation for the battle at Graignes.60m8E8The Curse of King Tut60m9E9Lincoln: Man or Myth?Abraham Lincoln is arguably America’s most beloved president. Yet nearly 150 years after his death, we’re still trying to piece together a true portrait of his life and character..
From the earliest archival materials to the most cutting-edge theories and discoveries, LINCOLN: MAN OR MYTH investigates the legends that have proliferated around the figure of Abraham Lincoln, exposing both fallacies and extraordinary truths through incisive scholarship, period accounts and artifacts, and modern technology. Noted scholars and historians grapple with such questions as: Was Lincoln truly the “Great Emancipator” who dedicated himself to freeing slaves? Did the writings that swayed the nation really come from his pen? Do we even know what he looked like?.
Finally disentangling the truth from legend, INVESTIGATING HISTORY takes a probing look into the life of a man who transformed, enlightened, and captivated America..60m10E10Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid60m11E11Dalton Gang Raid60m12E12Taking Out Al Capone60m13E13Genghis Khan60m14E14The Lost Battle of the Civil WarThis covers the Union victory at Mine Creek on October 25, 1864, which is a relatively unknown battle from the Civil War.60m15E15The JFK Assassination60m16E16Buried Secrets of the Revolutionary War60m17E17Was Napoleon Murdered?60m18E18Who Killed Crazy Horse?60m19E19Mountain Massacre60m20E20The Medici Assassination60m21E21The Lost Atlantis60m
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