History Undercover

The most famous aerial fighting group of World War II, the Black Sheep Squadron officially shot down 100 planes and may have unofficially shot down another 100. Led by Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, the self-proclaimed "bad boy" of the Marines, in point of fact, the only so-called "screw-up" in the famed unit. The Black Sheep were a motley group of fly boys who rallied around their commander who inspired them where it counted most in combat.

For more than twenty years, a Mississippi government agency, ostensibly funded to promote the states image, actually secretly spied on it's own citizens. Called the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, it kept files on tens of thousands of people - their so-called crime was sympathizing with the Civil Rights Movement that was threatening their way of life.

The question continues to haunt the families of 34 dead American sailors. Why, in June 1967, was a lightly armed American US ship was attacked by fighter plans and torpedo boats. Just as shocking as the attack itself was the identity of the attackers themselves.