EVERY THURSDAY American History

Land of the free and home of the brave. See the stories of bold visionaries who set a course for the new world and helped to build the American Experiment.

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May 16, 2024

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America's Book of Secrets: Special Edition

Top Secret Operations

Uncover the clandestine activities and state-of-the-art training of the U.S. Special Forces and government agencies that undertake the most dangerous surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence collecting missions on Earth.

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America's Book of Secrets: Special Edition

The Power of Money

Reveals not only the underground world of America's wealthiest citizens and the depths at which their power and influence take root, but the power and influence that money and the promise of wealth wields over all of us. Do billionaires think they know better than the majority? Are the American masses just objects to control? How much gold does the United States really have? Is the American government overstating the amount of gold in its reserves to create the mystique of financial superiority? American treasure hunters are convinced that there are missing fortunes just waiting to be discovered all around the country, but why does the government deter some searches, and perhaps even seize land to keep treasure hunters out?

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America's Book of Secrets: Special Edition

Crimes and Punishments

Uncover the clandestine world of organized crime and delve into the secrets behind some of the most infamous misdeeds in American history. Get a glimpse inside the maximum-security world of America's "secret prisons" as we unveil their hidden agendas and covert operations.

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America's Book of Secrets: Special Edition

The Strange and the Bizarre

Recent discoveries of previously unknown hominids and breakthroughs in genetic technology have given a nation of Bigfoot believers new hope that this creature will be found, but what new technologies are being developed for this centuries-old hunt? And, will it ever really be possible to prepare the nation for a cataclysmic event? If doomsday comes, is America really prepared? In 1971, $200,000 went missing in America's only unsolved airplane hijacking. Can following the money help to uncover the true identity of mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper? Might mainstream science, the government, academic institutions, and even the media all be part of an elaborate conspiracy to keep us from knowing the truth about "The Strange and the Bizarre?

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