Mysteries at the Museum
This series uses museum objects as entry points into strange, dramatic, and lesser-known stories from the past. Across episodes, it mixes historical mysteries, crimes, odd events, and human triumphs into a fast-moving, accessible look at history.
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Season 20
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Lunar Fender Bender, Opera Angels and Billiard Balls
Don Wildman investigates a roadside repair on the surface of the moon, a pair of opera-loving sisters who took on the Nazis and the surprising story behind one of the world's most popular sports.
Jun 7, 2018 -
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Presidential Cheese, Spying Space Shuttle and Liberty in the Lake
Don Wildman investigates a pestilent stench that almost overpowered a president, a dangerous incident aboard the very first space shuttle and the most incredible college prank of all time.
Jun 21, 2018 · 42m -
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Hollywood Dog, Legend of Zorro and Up in Arms
Don Wildman examines the rise of Hollywood's most famous four-legged star, the origins of the greatest folk hero in the Wild Wild West and an extraordinary battle of the biceps.
Jul 5, 2018 · 42m -
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Jack the Ripper, Wooden Money and Deadly Decor
Don Wildman examines a new clue that could identify history's most notorious killer, a peculiar piece of wood that saved a small town and the surprising cause of a deadly illness.
Jul 12, 2018 · 42m -
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Cat's Best Friend, Sunken Treasure and Raining Frogs
Don Wildman investigates one of NYC's bravest furry firefighters, a valuable shipwreck-recovered bottle in Massachusetts and a street sign that recalls a fearless revolution to overthrow the Soviet Union in Prague, Czech Republic.
Jul 19, 2018 · 42m -
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Sandwich in Space, Watergate Crash and Blenda's Banquet
Don Wildman investigates an epicurean escapade in space, a White House conspiracy and the brave woman who cooked up a stunning military victory.
Jul 26, 2018 · 42m -
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China Clipper, Phantom Island and Dueling Dandy
Don Wildman examines letters that crossed an ocean on a treacherous plane ride, a map of an island shrouded in mystery and a French sword similar to one that inspired a literary masterpiece.
Aug 1, 2018 · 42m -
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Titanic Hustle, Sherlock to the Rescue and America's Greatest Athlete
Don Wildman explores a clever con onboard the RMS Titanic, investigates a murder mystery solved by the real-life Sherlock Holmes and examines the reinvention of an iconic Olympian.
Aug 1, 2018 · 42m -
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Columbus and the Mermaid, Skyscraper Snafu and Stealing the Show
Don Wildman investigates a famous explorer's encounter with a fabled sea creature, a death-defying mission atop the nation's tallest building and the abduction of a jazz musician by a notorious gangster.
Aug 8, 2018 -
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Lost City of the Monkey God, Christmas Tree for Teddy and Bell Island Boom
Don Wildman investigates a lost city in Honduras protected by a deadly curse, the first family that changed Christmas forever and a devastating bang that wreaked havoc on a small Canadian town.
Aug 8, 2018 · 42m -
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Roosevelt's War on Words, Dragon Slayer and Cheese Puffs
Don Wildman investigates a president's solution to his problem with the English language, examines the story of a crafty engineer and a fearsome dragon and finds out how a favorite snack food was born out of a happy accident.
Aug 15, 2018 · 42m -
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Ghost Ship, Bobsledding and Handel's Heartstopper
Don Wildman investigates the mystery behind an Alaskan ghost ship, how a popular winter sport was inspired by boisterous tourists and a daring duel between musical maestros.
Aug 15, 2018 -
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Terror on the Tracks, the Ape and the Child and Body in the Bog
Don Wildman investigates a bomber who threatened railroads in the northwest, a chimp raised to be human and a mysterious body in Denmark that's much older than it appears.
Aug 22, 2018 · 41m -
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Missing Toe Murderer, Air Locked Out and Trenches Terror
Don Wildman examines the unusual case of a murderer with a missing digit, a harrowing near-death experience on the edge of space and the wartime exploits of a courageous canine.
Aug 22, 2018 -
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Terror Ship, Wicked Stepmother and Message in a Bottle
Don Wildman examines the truth behind a legendary ghost ship and its fateful SOS, the devious crime spree of a truly evil stepmother and the unlikely discovery of a message in a bottle sent more than a century ago.
Aug 29, 2018