Historical Mysteries

Historical Mysteries
From the Lost Colony to the Lusitania, history offers a thousand unresolved, and fascinating, questions.  Join our exploration.
A Classic: The Fate of the Mary Celeste

A Classic: The Fate of the Mary Celeste

What was their fate?  And more importantly, what would drive everyone off a stable, seaworthy ship, into a lifeboat not made for long-distance voyages? The Mary Celeste mystery is a classic.  What happened that day in December of 1872?

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The RMS Titanic: So Much More Than a Movie

The RMS Titanic: So Much More Than a Movie

Over 1,500 people lost their lives the night of April 15, 1912.  Are we sure, even now, what led to the collision, and what sunk an ‘unsinkable’ boat?  Will the books ever really be closed on the mysteries of the Titanic?

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The Ghosts of Chappaquiddick: Can We Ever Escape Ourselves?

The Ghosts of Chappaquiddick: Can We Ever Escape Ourselves?

Time moved on and he served an astounding 46 years in the U.S. Senate, until his death in 2009. But the cloud, the mystery, and the unseemly smell of the incident never entirely went away. The best spin doctors money can buy could never quite cleanse the image of a girl drowning in a car while the Senator went on about his business. And different theories have emerged of precisely what happened those hours of July 18 and early the 19th, 1969.

We set off to explore personal tragedy, wrapped in political intrigue.

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