History Undercover

The United States conducted experiments on unwitting subjects throughout the Cold War.

The Allies spread lurid tales of Nazi debauchery to try to bring down the Third Reich.

American mercenary pilots aided China in the early days of World War II.

The S.S. uses ships of concentration-camp survivors as bait for British bombers.

Some believe that it was not James Earl Ray who killed Martin Luther King Jr.

Marshal Hermann Goering's brother rescues victims of Nazi tyranny.

In the early 1960s, 13 women qualify as astronauts.

At least 15 attempts were made on Hitler's life.

In the late 1950s, the U.S. secretly began development of atomic powered rockets. One of the bolder ideas was to propel a spaceship the size of a 10-story building carrying people, livestock, and equipment for prolonged trips to other planets. We uncover the story of this astounding plan and talk to some of its principal scientists.

The remains in Jesse James' grave may be those of someone else.

Thousands die during a week of black smog in 1952 London.

Pope John Paul II's trip back to Poland helps to topple Communism.

Many die as Japanese captors march American and Filipino POWs day and night.

Nazis murder an anti-Nazi German in an Allied POW camp.

Civilian airline Air America forms a cornerstone of U.S. policy in Southeast Asia.

The CIA's 1961 attempt to invade Cuba goes horribly wrong.

Until recently, most documents surrounding the H-bomb were highly classified.

Scientists explore the Mariana Trench.

Great Olympic athletes feel the gold medal slip through their fingers.

The CIA and British Intelligence plan a coup to maintain control over Iranian oil.

The sexual practices of soldiers during the Civil War.

The CIA, KGB and other spy agencies research the paranormal.

A few foreign-service diplomats secretly save Jews from the Nazis.

Air France Concorde flight AF4590 crashes near Le Bourget.