Secrets Of The Dead

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"Escape from Auschwitz tells the incredible story of two young Slovak Jews, Rudol[f] Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, who manage... (more)

"Escape from Auschwitz tells the incredible story of two young Slovak Jews, Rudol[f] Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, who managed to escape by hiding in a woodpile for three days, then fleeing across enemy territory, determined to tell the world about the atrocities being committed by the Nazis at the camp"--Container. (less)

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Considered to be the crime of the century at the time, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was convicted of the death of his wife ... (more)

Considered to be the crime of the century at the time, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was convicted of the death of his wife and was hanged in 1910. Now through new DNA evidence, learn how the remains aren't of the doctor's wife. (less)

"More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials led to the death of 19 innocent people, psychologist Linnda Caporael h... (more)

"More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials led to the death of 19 innocent people, psychologist Linnda Caporael has been searching for a rational explanation for the symptoms of bewitchment. Her work has sparked an investigation into the wrenching convulsions, vivid deliriums, contaminated crops, hallucinogenic drugs, and a 2,3000 year-old murder victim buried in a bog. Was bread tainted with toxic fungus the real cause of the symptoms in Salem? Is this the same fungus from which LSD is derived? Can history's devastating witch hunts finally be explained?"--Container. (less)

"For centuries, visitors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem believed that they stood within what was merel... (more)

"For centuries, visitors to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem believed that they stood within what was merely a symbolic representation of Jesus' burial place. But what if the edicule within the church, an ancient crumbling structure, really does house Christ's actual tomb? Oxford archeologists Martin and Birthe Biddle reconstruct Jesus' final day and trace the history of the various incarnations of the edicule, looking for evidence that there is a tomb present, and trying to decipher whether or not Christ actually lay there"--Container. (less)

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Fifty years after the tragic shooting of President John F. Kennedy, this program chronicles minute-by-minute the assassi... (more)

Fifty years after the tragic shooting of President John F. Kennedy, this program chronicles minute-by-minute the assassination as it was revealed in the CBS newsroom from the moment the President was shot until Walter Cronkite's emotional pronouncement of his death, one hour and eight minutes later. The title is taken from the time the President was declared dead at the hospital. Included in the program are moving memories from men and women who were there on the day-in Dallas and New York. (less)

At the headwaters of the Amazon, archaeologists are on the trail of a tribe which was lost centuries ago. The Chachapoya... (more)

At the headwaters of the Amazon, archaeologists are on the trail of a tribe which was lost centuries ago. The Chachapoya left hidden necropolises and Kuelap, one of the largest fortresses in the Americas. After decades of reasearch, a German professor believes he is able to solve the mystery of the Chachapoya. The hypothesis asks: Was it possible for Celtic warriors who joined forces with daring sailors from Carthage to arrive in Peru two millenia ago? (less)

A team of archaeologists excavating the site of the early American colony Jamestown discovers something surprising: the ... (more)

A team of archaeologists excavating the site of the early American colony Jamestown discovers something surprising: the remains of a young woman, dating back to 1609, buried in the trash layer of a cellar. Now, 400 years later, a cellar excavation has uncovered numerous bone fragments, all belonging to this adolescent female. With the help of forensic anthropologists, the extraordinary and frightening story of this young woman comes to life. (less)

In November 2017, the Scan Pyramids research team announced they had made a historic discovery, using cutting-edge, non-... (more)

In November 2017, the Scan Pyramids research team announced they had made a historic discovery, using cutting-edge, non-invasive technology, they discovered several new cavities within the Great Pyramid. This is the biggest discovery to happen in the Pyramids in centuries. (less)

First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565... (more)

First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks. (less)