History's Secrets

Handyman Albert De Salvo confessed to murdering 13 women, but did he really do it? New forensic evidence says police may have had the wrong man.

Unless Hitler is holed up in Paraguay minus his teeth and the top of his skull it looks as though he really did die in his Berlin bunker in 1945. The Russians, it seems, had his body all along, and here we get to see a forensic scientist compare a set of rotten old choppers with a diagram of the Fuhrer's distinctive bridgework and declare that, yes, Hitler really is dead. All that comes towards the end of the program, but first we get a fascinating look at the theories that built up about Hitler's disappearance in the dying days of the war in Europe. Some thought he might have been in a little two-seater plane that took off from a street in Berlin as the Soviets invaded, so startling Stalin's troops that they neglected to shoot it down. Others fancied he was living in France or had taken a U-boat to Argentina or Antarctica. The consensus seems to be that the Soviets found his body early on but that Stalin demanded it be kept secret for his own political purposes - which even extended to accusing Britain of harbouring him. Fascinating.

At the height of the Cold War, the CIA launched a highly classified, top secret research program that exposed Americans to biological agents, hallucinogenic drugs and psychological techniques aimed at mastering the art of mind control. Entire cities in America were contaminated with bacteria, exposing millions to germ warfare. NGC's CIA Secret Experiments examines what happened, shedding light on its research to better understand the extent and full reach of its disturbing experiments.

For 20 years, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of the mafia. Was it because he was being blackmailed by them?

NGC delves into the tumultuous history of the atom bomb - filled with deception, twists and danger that even Hollywood couldn't make up. Culling from rarely seen archival footage and interviews with leading experts, we'll see how Soviet spies gathered top-secret information during WWII. Learn why China shared its nuclear weapons technology with other countries. Find out how Israel's nuclear weapons program was exposed by a disgruntled worker who leaked information before being kidnapped.

From scientific breakthroughs, escapes and heartbreaking disasters, discover the untold stories of the Apollo space missions, where 24 men risked their lives for science. Hidden Horrors of the Moon Landings What if the Apollo 11 astronauts had been unable to leave the moon as planned? What stroke of luck allowed the safe return of Apollo 13? NGC reveals the make-or-break moments you didn't see.. In July 1969, 600 million people around the world watched Neil Armstrong become the first human being to set foot on another planet. Apollo 11's mission and the five moon landings that followed were the most costly and dangerous single expeditions ever undertaken by any government at any time in history. For those who volunteered for the job, the risk of death was many times greater than a tour of duty in Vietnam. In all, 24 men ventured a quarter-million miles from home, relying on just a single engine. These are the untold stories of Apollo: the rarely remembered breakthroughs, harrowing escapes and heartbreaking disasters. Neil Armstrong also carried a small National Geographic flag when he became the first person ever to step onto the surface of the moon. Aka Secrets of the Moon Landings

Abraham Lincoln est considéré comme l'un des plus grands présidents américains. Tout le monde connait ses origines modestes et son honnêteté légendaire. Cependant, Lincoln n'était pas qu'un simple avocat, il était également un habile manipulateur, un joueur d'échecs ... Nous allons aller au-delà de la mythologie de l'Honnête Abe, et apporter un nouvel éclairage sur le seizième président des Etats-Unis. Avec l'aide d'experts médicaux, l'utilisation de portraits et de rares photographies, et l'aide d'historiens, nous allons vous dévoiler la face cachée de Lincoln ...

What happened to Howard Hughes; a man once so rich, so famous and so visible for so long, had become so isolated and a recluse?