aired: Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Inflicting over $80 billion in damage, and causing the deaths of over 1,800 people, Hurricane Katrina was among the greatest engineering disasters in US history.
aired: Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Moscow is a city known for its ruthless leaders and abundant secrets. Today it's a modern metropolis, but far below its crowded streets lie the reminders of its war-torn past, and pieces of Stalin's terrifying legacy.
aired: Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Washington D.C. is headquarters for one of the most powerful governments in the world, as well as some of the nation's deepest secrets. The decisions made here echo around the world.
aired: Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Today, New York is the biggest city in the country, but it's got some dark secrets in its past. It was founded by covert groups, overrun with gangs and mob bosses, and ruled by secret societies.
aired: Fri, May 8, 2009
From Abraham to Nostradamus, the ancient world was shaped by people who believed they foresaw the will of God. Some say their fiery prophecies will come true in our lifetime - and Jerusalem is at the heart of it all.
aired: Fri, May 8, 2009
Chicago was once a playground for mobsters and corrupt politicians, and it wouldn't be the third largest city in the US today if it weren't for the shady dealings that went on just beneath its streets.
aired: Fri, May 8, 2009
Before the mysterious disappearance of the ancient Maya, Belize was the nerve center of this advanced civilization. Hundreds of ruins dot the landscape and reveal clues to bloody Mayan rituals and advanced architecture.
aired: Fri, May 8, 2009
Dublin, Ireland is much more than pubs and pints. Pagan burial tombs, subterranean defense tunnels, and mysterious burial crypts line the underground below the rolling hills.