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Season 2010 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Volume One - Alcatraz, Enigma Machine, Real Mona Lisa

Episode: 2010-11-02 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2010

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Did homemade heads help destroy the reputation of Alcatraz prison? How did the Enigma machine help to win World War II? And is the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore the actual home of the Mona Lisa?

Volume Three - San Francisco Quake, Mastodon Story

Episode: 2010-11-16 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2010

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What does a vintage fire engine tell us about what really destroyed San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake? Does a 10,000-year-old mastodon skeleton reveal a shocking story of greed and murder inside one of our nation's most esteemed universities?

Volume Four - Japanese WMD's, Houdini Stature...

Episode: 2010-11-23 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2010

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Did the Japanese send weapons of mass destruction to the US mainland during World War II? Is a statue of illusionist Harry Houdini haunted? Does an old hatchet hold the key to one of the nation's most sensational unsolved murders?

Volume Five - Bonnie & Clyde Rifle, Deep Sea Fish

Episode: 2010-11-30 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2010

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Bonnie and Clyde's rifle, a space suit worn by a forgotten pioneer of the skies, a futuristic train and a bizarre a deep-sea Fish are featured. And does a tattered diary finally end one of exploration's fiercest debates?

Volume Six - T Rex Skeleton, Slinky, McKinley Nightshirt

Episode: 2010-12-07 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2010

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What does the largest T. rex skeleton ever discovered tell us about the prehistoric food chain? Who was behind the biggest art heist in American history? And what does a simple garment reveal about the assassination of a US president?

Volume Seven - Greensboro Lunch, Radithor, WWII U-Boat

Episode: 2010-12-14 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2010

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How did a doctor-approved "cure-all" end up destroying countless lives? How did a tape recorder ultimately bring down a US president? And how did an ordinary lunch counter become center stage in an event that would help overturn centuries of oppression?

Volume Eight - Rosa Parks, Elliot Ness, Bigfoot

Episode: 2010-12-21 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2010

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How did a manuscript and eyeglass case save Teddy Roosevelt's life? Could a 1912 wireless message warning about icebergs have saved the Titanic from her tragic fate? And does a large primate tooth prove the legend of Bigfoot is real?

Volume Nine - Theremin, Silly Putty, Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Episode: 2010-12-28 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2010

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How did an early electronic musical instrument trigger one of the biggest spy scandals of the century? How did a state-of-the-art suspension bridge fail so spectacularly? And how did one of the most famous toys in history originate from a war shortage?

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