Decades after a string of murders and sexual assaults in the 1970s and 80s left California residents in constant terror, a recent development in the search for the perpetrator – known colloquially as the Golden State Killer, thanks to the late Michelle McNamara’s crime novel I’ll ...

Archaeologist and historian Dr. Eve MacDonald gives us some background knowledge and historical context for Hannibal’s mythical journey through the Alps.  Hannibal in the Alps Premieres Tuesday, April 10 at 8/7c on PBS (check local listings). Hannibal In the Alps: The Background and the Myth ...

Though it is often forgotten in the shuffle of modern consumerism, Valentine’s Day gets its name from Saint Valentine, an early priest who lived in Rome during the 3rd century A.D. in the days of Emperor Claudius II. During his reign, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome ...

On June 11, 1962, three prisoners at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary escaped. Using an elaborate strategy that involved squeezing through a cement wall, climbing through pipes and vents, and building a raft made from four dozen raincoats, Frank Morris, and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped ...

Dr. Peter Der Manuelian, Philip J. King Professor of Egyptology; Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum, and Mehdi Tayoubi, President and Co-Founder of the Heritage Innovation Preservation Institute and ScanPyramids answer your questions on the voids inside the Great Pyramid. Prepare your questions and log ...

    Historian Michael Francis’s journey through the documents at Archivo General de Indias Secrets of Spanish Florida premieres Tuesday, December 26 at 9/8c. December 21, 2017 It is still dark when Spain’s Archivo General de Indias opens its doors in late December. At this ...

By Chuck Meide Director, St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program Nearly 50 years before Jamestown, St. Augustine was founded in 1565. Secrets of Spanish Florida (premiering Tuesday, December 26 at 9/8c) reveals the forgotten history behind America’s true first permanent European settlement. In this original post for Secrets of the ...

Last week, Olympic officials announced that Russia will be banned from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The announcement came after a lengthy investigation into Russia’s state-sponsored doping program. The Olympic committee announced that though Russia’s flag will not be flown at ...

Following the publication of Nature‘s article acknowledging the greatest discovery in Egypt’s Khufu pyramid for more than 1,000 years, THIRTEEN’s Secrets of the Dead: Scanning the Pyramids will unveil the adventure behind this revelation in a new documentary premiering nationwide Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at ...

In celebration of Halloween, we're re-releasing the most famous mummies (and mysteriously missing mummies) in history from Secrets of the Dead for all to see. Watch between October 27 and November 5, when they return to the PBS members' vault!