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The black market Web site known as the Silk Road emerges on the darknet in 2011; promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road becomes a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Criminals on the cutting edge of technology.

Elaborate plots devised by criminal masterminds, including college con artists and the world's most cutting-edge drug lord.

A history of cocaine, the second-most-used illicit drug in the United States; in 1886, pharmacist John Pemberton adds cocaine to his new soft drink, Coca Cola, before it is outlawed in 1914; enhanced; updated.

The black market Web site known as the Silk Road emerges on the darknet in 2011; promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road becomes a billion-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Criminals on the cutting edge of technology.

Elaborate plots devised by criminal masterminds, including college con artists and the world's most cutting-edge drug lord.

Brad Meltzer and viewers searches for lost and stolen history, including Hitler's personal photo albums and James Bond's original Aston Martin; an FBI sting operation seeks a Civil War relic stained with human blood.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going vanishing from museums and public collections at a frightening rate; item include, Apache warrior Geronimo's skull and Teddy Roosevelt's revolver.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the historic Moon Tapes that has the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing; President Lincoln's brilliantly written Bixby Letter that motivated the movie Saving Private Ryan.

Host Brad Meltzer searches JFK's actual brain tissue and millions of dollars of gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint; a remarkable violin from the Titanic.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits help to find rare and historic footage from D-Day, shot behind enemy lines; FDR's inaugural address is stolen from the National Archives; the distressing tale of George Harrison's guitar.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the White House cornerstone, laid by the secretive Freemasons; a missing gun might be the key to solving the notorious Amityville murders.

Brad Meltzer and viewers searches for lost and stolen history, including Hitler's personal photo albums and James Bond's original Aston Martin; an FBI sting operation seeks a Civil War relic stained with human blood.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going vanishing from museums and public collections at a frightening rate; item include, Apache warrior Geronimo's skull and Teddy Roosevelt's revolver.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the historic Moon Tapes that has the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing; President Lincoln's brilliantly written Bixby Letter that motivated the movie Saving Private Ryan.

Host Brad Meltzer searches JFK's actual brain tissue and millions of dollars of gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint; a remarkable violin from the Titanic.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits help to find rare and historic footage from D-Day, shot behind enemy lines; FDR's inaugural address is stolen from the National Archives; the distressing tale of George Harrison's guitar.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the White House cornerstone, laid by the secretive Freemasons; a missing gun might be the key to solving the notorious Amityville murders.

Brad Meltzer and viewers searches for lost and stolen history, including Hitler's personal photo albums and James Bond's original Aston Martin; an FBI sting operation seeks a Civil War relic stained with human blood.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going vanishing from museums and public collections at a frightening rate; item include, Apache warrior Geronimo's skull and Teddy Roosevelt's revolver.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the historic Moon Tapes that has the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing; President Lincoln's brilliantly written Bixby Letter that motivated the movie Saving Private Ryan.

Host Brad Meltzer searches JFK's actual brain tissue and millions of dollars of gold coins stolen from the U.S. Mint; a remarkable violin from the Titanic.

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.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits help to find rare and historic footage from D-Day, shot behind enemy lines; FDR's inaugural address is stolen from the National Archives; the distressing tale of George Harrison's guitar.

Host Brad Meltzer recruits America's help to find the White House cornerstone, laid by the secretive Freemasons; a missing gun might be the key to solving the notorious Amityville murders.

Standing majestically for centuries, the world's great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars; leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some of the largest structures on the planet.

Built of stone and glass, persistence and prayer, gothic cathedrals are an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy; featured are such masterpieces as Chartres, Notre Dame and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

During the depths of the Depression, it was FDR's greatest triumph: a massive public works project that took a 40,000 square mile, disaster-prone river basin, and turned it into a model of industrial progress.

The task was monumental: build the world's largest dam in the middle of the desert, and tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon, all in seven years; when the Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, it was the largest dam in the world.

It was meant to be a temporary exhibit, a demonstration of French engineering acumen at the Paris World's Fair; but to Parisians, the tower, designed by the brash, young Gustave Eiffel, came to stand for much more.

Built with the pioneering use of steel-wire support cables, the Brooklyn Bridge became an instant symbol of American pride; rare photographs and behind-the-scenes stories recall the politics, the struggles, and the tragedies that made it possible.

More than 50 years after its construction, the Golden Gate remains one of the world's great engineering marvels. It took 25-million man-hours and 80,000 miles of cable to complete; the cost in human life proved even greater.

The Panama Canal is thought to be the 7th wonder of the modern world, but now to fit the worlds' growing fleet of super ships, the Panama Canal is getting a completely revamped; a look inside the billion dollar Panama Canal Expansion Project.

Standing majestically for centuries, the world's great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars; leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some of the largest structures on the planet.

Built of stone and glass, persistence and prayer, gothic cathedrals are an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy; featured are such masterpieces as Chartres, Notre Dame and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

During the depths of the Depression, it was FDR's greatest triumph: a massive public works project that took a 40,000 square mile, disaster-prone river basin, and turned it into a model of industrial progress.

The task was monumental: build the world's largest dam in the middle of the desert, and tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon, all in seven years; when the Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, it was the largest dam in the world.

It was meant to be a temporary exhibit, a demonstration of French engineering acumen at the Paris World's Fair; but to Parisians, the tower, designed by the brash, young Gustave Eiffel, came to stand for much more.

Built with the pioneering use of steel-wire support cables, the Brooklyn Bridge became an instant symbol of American pride; rare photographs and behind-the-scenes stories recall the politics, the struggles, and the tragedies that made it possible.

More than 50 years after its construction, the Golden Gate remains one of the world's great engineering marvels. It took 25-million man-hours and 80,000 miles of cable to complete; the cost in human life proved even greater.

The Panama Canal is thought to be the 7th wonder of the modern world, but now to fit the worlds' growing fleet of super ships, the Panama Canal is getting a completely revamped; a look inside the billion dollar Panama Canal Expansion Project.

Standing majestically for centuries, the world's great pyramids have long inspired and mystified scholars; leading experts and historians explore the engineering genius that created some of the largest structures on the planet.

Built of stone and glass, persistence and prayer, gothic cathedrals are an epiphany of imagination and an articulation of joy; featured are such masterpieces as Chartres, Notre Dame and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.

During the depths of the Depression, it was FDR's greatest triumph: a massive public works project that took a 40,000 square mile, disaster-prone river basin, and turned it into a model of industrial progress.

The task was monumental: build the world's largest dam in the middle of the desert, and tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon, all in seven years; when the Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, it was the largest dam in the world.

It was meant to be a temporary exhibit, a demonstration of French engineering acumen at the Paris World's Fair; but to Parisians, the tower, designed by the brash, young Gustave Eiffel, came to stand for much more.

Built with the pioneering use of steel-wire support cables, the Brooklyn Bridge became an instant symbol of American pride; rare photographs and behind-the-scenes stories recall the politics, the struggles, and the tragedies that made it possible.

More than 50 years after its construction, the Golden Gate remains one of the world's great engineering marvels. It took 25-million man-hours and 80,000 miles of cable to complete; the cost in human life proved even greater.

The Panama Canal is thought to be the 7th wonder of the modern world, but now to fit the worlds' growing fleet of super ships, the Panama Canal is getting a completely revamped; a look inside the billion dollar Panama Canal Expansion Project.

Magic was an essential element of ancient Egyptian life.

The events from one week in history are reviewed. Host: Josh Binswanger.

Master illusionist Steve Cohen tracks down, decodes and resurrects some of the most thrilling and terrifying magic effects ever witnessed.

While trying to learn which marriage and fertility superstitions lead to a happy life, George discovers what might have gone wrong with his own failed marriage.

To learn about food superstitions and their origins, George takes to the high seas, confronts alligators, and has an experience he never expected when he agrees to hunt for his dinner in the backwoods of Missouri.

In trying to reveal the difference between religion and superstition, George uncovers some of life's great secrets.

George visits the Las Vegas Strip and Wall Street to learn if lucky charms and strange rituals can actually help fatten one's wallet.

George tries to communicate with a recently departed friend to learn if there are invisible souls, spirits, or life after death.

George goes head-to-head with professional boxers, baseball stars and football fanatics to try to uncover the truth behind some of sports' greatest superstitions.

George meets several people who believe they are truly cursed, and takes them to a psychic, a voodoo priestess and a holistic healer to see if any superstitions can break the spells.

George travels from the swamps of Louisiana to the backstage corridors of Broadway to find out what superstitions people use to ward off evil spirits, and if any of them actually work.

The human brain is predisposed to fall prey to all sorts of superstitions; investigating how the human mind spots patterns and attempts to see into the future.

Magic was an essential element of ancient Egyptian life.

The events from one week in history are reviewed. Host: Josh Binswanger.

Master illusionist Steve Cohen tracks down, decodes and resurrects some of the most thrilling and terrifying magic effects ever witnessed.

While trying to learn which marriage and fertility superstitions lead to a happy life, George discovers what might have gone wrong with his own failed marriage.

To learn about food superstitions and their origins, George takes to the high seas, confronts alligators, and has an experience he never expected when he agrees to hunt for his dinner in the backwoods of Missouri.

In trying to reveal the difference between religion and superstition, George uncovers some of life's great secrets.

George visits the Las Vegas Strip and Wall Street to learn if lucky charms and strange rituals can actually help fatten one's wallet.

George tries to communicate with a recently departed friend to learn if there are invisible souls, spirits, or life after death.

George goes head-to-head with professional boxers, baseball stars and football fanatics to try to uncover the truth behind some of sports' greatest superstitions.

George meets several people who believe they are truly cursed, and takes them to a psychic, a voodoo priestess and a holistic healer to see if any superstitions can break the spells.

George travels from the swamps of Louisiana to the backstage corridors of Broadway to find out what superstitions people use to ward off evil spirits, and if any of them actually work.

The human brain is predisposed to fall prey to all sorts of superstitions; investigating how the human mind spots patterns and attempts to see into the future.

Magic was an essential element of ancient Egyptian life.

The events from one week in history are reviewed. Host: Josh Binswanger.