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Brad Meltzer's Lost History

Documentary
2014
1 Season
11 Episodes
EN
Canceled
TV-PG

About

What does the Ground Zero flag from 9/11 have in common with the original Wright Brothers flying machine patent? Both are historically important items for the United States… and both are missing. Best-selling author Brad Meltzer enlists America’s help to find these and other missing treasures.

#artifact#usa history

Cast

BM

Brad Meltzer

as Himself - Host

Episodes

Season 1

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The Ground Zero Flag
E1

The Ground Zero Flag

Oct 31, 20141h 0m

The iconic Ground Zero Flag, raised by firefighters on 9/11. A few hours after it was raised, this sacred relic simply disappeared. Then, a multi-million dollar collection of jewel-encrusted swords and daggers that once belonged to Harry Truman is stolen, in a daring daylight heist. Plus: the incredible story of John Dillinger's Tommy gun, stolen from a police station before becoming his favorite weapon, goes missing for decades.

Hitler's Photo Album
E2

Hitler's Photo Album

Nov 7, 20141h 0m

Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history, including Hitler's personal photo albums and James Bond's original Aston Martin. Plus: an FBI sting operation seeks a Civil War relic stained with human blood.

JFK's Brain
E3

JFK's Brain

Nov 14, 20141h 0m

Host Brad Meltzer and viewers are on the hunt for lost and stolen history, including JFK’s actual brain tissue and millions of dollars of gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint. Plus: a remarkable violin from the Titanic.

Missing Moon Rocks
E4

Missing Moon Rocks

Nov 21, 20141h 0m

Host Brad Meltzer is searching for actual lunar rocks brought back from the moon by American astronauts during the Apollo space program; the Derringer pistol that John Wilkes Booth fired to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring
E5

Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring

Nov 28, 20141h 0m

A historic plaque commemorates Alex Haley's epic slave history "Roots"; FBI agents search for criminals trying to sell North Carolina's original copy of the Bill of Rights; a ring worn by Lee Harvey Oswald the morning that JFK was assassinated.

Geronimo's Skull
E6

Geronimo's Skull

Dec 5, 20141h 0m

Among the missing: Apache warrior Geronimo's skull, rumored to be robbed from the grave by the top secret society the "Skull and Bones." Then, Teddy Roosevelt's revolver is boldly stolen from a museum. Plus: what really happened to a Cadillac driven by notorious gangster Al Capone?

Moon Landing Tapes
E7

Moon Landing Tapes

Dec 12, 20141h 0m

Among the missing: historic Moon Tapes that hold the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing. Then, President Lincoln's brilliantly written Bixby Letter that inspired the movie Saving Private Ryan is missing. Plus: the daring heist of George Washington's false teeth from the Smithsonian Museum.

White House Cornerstone
E8

White House Cornerstone

Dec 19, 20141h 0m

Among the missing: the White House cornerstone, the very first piece of the White House, laid by the secretive Freemasons. Then, letters from an American soldier in Vietnam--pilfered for enemy propaganda. Plus: a lost gun might be the key to solving the infamous Amityville murders.

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