In Search of HistorySeason 41999 · 21 episodesEpisodes1Hell's AngelsBehind 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.2The Night Tulsa BurnedLong-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.3Hitler and the Occult4The Art of Tattooing5Curse on the Gypsies6The Loch Ness Monster7Lincoln: The Untold Stories8Ancient DrugsThe 60's weren't the first time people tried to turn on and tune out. Since the beginning of mankind, civilizations have searched for two ways to reach a higher plane of existence. The program examines ancient rituals that demonstrate some of the frightening - and often lethal - means humans have employed in search of altered consciousness. What drives the human psyche on this never-ending quest to find deeper meaning than what reality presents? Are there commonalities to the ancient practices and today's methods?9The Enduring Mystery of Stonehenge10The End of the World11Fountain of YouthWhy did Ponce de Leon search the ends of the earth and ultimately lose his life in a bid to find the fountain of youth? Travel back to India, considered the source of magical waters of healing, and learn the importance of water mythology.12Pueblo CliffdwellersThe Pueblo Cliff Dwellers: High in the cliffs of New Mexico in an area called Chaco Canyon, the mysterious Anasazi built elaborate dwellings known as Great Houses.13World Series Fix! The Black Sox ScandalWorld Series Fix!: The Black Sox Scandal: In 1919, when players couldn't strike, baseball saw one of its greatest scandals. Eight Chicago White Sox, self-dubbed "Black Sox" due to the greedy owner's refusal to launder uniforms, plotted to fix the World Series.14Athens Triumph and TragedyAthens: Triumph and Tragedy: After the Persians' defeat in 479 B.C., Athens entered a Golden Age when her democratic assembly ruled supreme.15Secrets of the Aztec EmpireThe Aztec Empire: Review the history of the Aztec Empire--from the 1200s, when the nomadic tribe first inhabited the Valley of Mexico, to 1519.16Spies Among UsThe hunt for Communists in the United States clearly reached the point of hysteria by the early 1950s, but what is often overlooked is that it had its origins in a very real phenomenon. The opening of the Soviet archives in the 1990s, and the declassification of certain intercepted Soviet messages from the late 1940s, indicates that Soviet agents had penetrated the U.S. government before and during World War II, in some cases at very high levels, including the Office of Secret Services, the Los Alamos nuclear lab, the State Department and the U.S. Congress. Now evidence gleaned from declassified secret Russian cables and newly opened KGB files shows that Soviet penetration indeed ran deep; even the Congressman who set up House Un-American Activities Committee was on the KGB payroll!17Legends of the Werewolves18The Celts19Beyond the Grave: The Afterlife20The Sphinx of EgyptThe brooding figure of the Great Sphinx stands guard over the pyramids of Giza. With the head of a man and body of a lion, this 240-foot ruin may depict Pharaoh Khafre, son of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid. But speculation still abounds as to its birth. We'll use computers to flesh out its possible original face.21Mysteries of Easter IslandThe mysteries of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) center on the colossal Moai statues and the debated fate of the civilization that created them. Long viewed as a cautionary tale of "ecocide" (self-inflicted ecological collapse), modern research increasingly frames the Rapa Nui story as one of remarkable resilience and ingenuity.Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 5
