Codes and Conspiracies

Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy, and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.

Did extraterrestrial beings lay the foundation for human civilization? Followers of the so-called pre-astronautics are convinced of this and refer to alleged references in old writings and representations. Ancient religions and cultures are the result of extraterrestrial influence - our ancestors, so the theory goes, believed the prehistoric astronauts to be gods.

Whether it is religious fire-and-brimstone, Armageddon, or visitors from outer space, the US has no shortage of people coming together in cults to get swept up in the fervor.

LSD as a truth serum or mind control warfare? What sounds like a spy thriller script was part of US defense strategy in the 1950s and 1960s! Above all, the controversial and top secret CIA project "MK-Ultra" caused a stir. Because in the service of the government not only soldiers were abused as guinea pigs …

Unravel the seamy secrets of Las Vegas. Where Mobsters once ruled. Where casinos suck you in to keep you playing and losing. Why was this a Nazi target for wartime sabotage, a test ground for Atomic Bombs, and a meeting place for 9/11's terrorists?

From the rallies held at Madison Square Garden, to the plots to steal the secrets to the nation's weapons of war, the American Nazis terrorized the USA in the 1930s.