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What History Forgot

Season 1 2015

  • 2015-06-03T02:00:00Z on AHC
  • 1h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Do you know the true origins behind our beloved Star Spangled Banner or the secret ingredient in the original Coca-Cola recipe? Have you ever heard of the Wall Street terrorist attack of 1920 or how the Statue of Liberty was nearly destroyed? For every great story that people remember, there are hundreds of others that remain untold. Now, these fascinating and surprising stories come alive in WHAT HISTORY FORGOT. Hosted by history buff and veteran high school teacher Joe Moniaci, What History Forgot tells famously forgotten tales that shaped some of America's greatest icons, scandals and disasters.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-06-03T02:00:00Z

1x01 Icons of Freedom

Series Premiere

1x01 Icons of Freedom

  • 2015-06-03T02:00:00Z1h

We know that World War I was fought in Europe, but did you know the attack on American soil that nearly destroyed the Statue of Liberty? We've all played the board game Monopoly, but during WWII it was a real life get out of jail free card for POWs. We all know the music to the Star Spangled Banner - but what is its connection to a lurid drinking tune from a country we were once at war with? And Amelia Earhart - was she really the best female pilot of her time? Host Joe Moniaci uncovers the secrets behind some of America's biggest icons.

2015-06-10T02:00:00Z

1x02 Crooks

1x02 Crooks

  • 2015-06-10T02:00:00Z1h

We all know about the 9/11 terrorist attack, but did you know there was another deadly act of terrorism in New York City on Wall Street in 1920? Or how about the fact that the boy scouts, a deeply American tradition, was actually founded by a British spy! And, would you guess one of America's most beloved beverages -- Coca-Cola got so popular because it used to have an ingredient that made it impossible to resist? Plus, what about DB Cooper? A lot of people have heard his name but very few know the details of how his heist went down. Moniaci exposes the secrets behind some of America's biggest crooks, schemes, and scandals.

2015-06-17T02:00:00Z

1x03 To the Ends of the Earth

1x03 To the Ends of the Earth

  • 2015-06-17T02:00:00Z1h

We've heard the story of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII, but did you know there was a second surprise designed to devastate America's mainland? We've seen the famous footage of the Hindenburg airship disaster... but was it the worst airship crash ever? Not by a long shot. And what about the first astronaut to be in space for more than 24 hours- Gordon Cooper....How did he manage to pilot his Faith 7 spacecraft after a complete system failure? Plus, can you believe when the United States astronauts first walked on the Moon- the Soviets were there, too? Moniaci uncovers the stories behind some of the biggest disasters, threats and conquests that took place in America's skies.

2015-06-24T02:00:00Z

1x04 Secret Weapons

1x04 Secret Weapons

  • 2015-06-24T02:00:00Z1h

We know that the U.S. and Soviets went to extreme lengths to win the cold war, but few people know about a top secret project by the US government to bury nuclear missiles under the ice in Greenland within striking distance of the USSR! There was another top secret project during the Vietnam War...the U.S. tried to weaponize the weather to beat the Vietcong. And during WWII, the U.S. military fought the Germans not just with guns and ammo, but with magic tricks and inflatable tanks. Plus, our best defense in the cold war wasn't a nuclear missile... it was a double agent. Moniaci finds the stories of some of the incredible plots, ploys and people behind America's secret weapons.

2015-07-01T02:00:00Z

1x05 Verge of Destruction

1x05 Verge of Destruction

  • 2015-07-01T02:00:00Z1h

During World War II, the world was on the verge of total destruction...but did you know that the war was also full of top secret missions that most people know nothing about? A hidden bomb shelter inside of the Brooklyn Bridge; a clandestine cover-up after a D-Day rehearsal leaves dozens of Allied troops dead; and contrary to what most people have been led to believe, those A-bombs the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren't the deadliest bombs in WWII...the firebombings in Tokyo were.

2015-07-08T02:00:00Z

1x06 Rebels With a Cause

1x06 Rebels With a Cause

  • 2015-07-08T02:00:00Z1h

The M-1 Carbine Rifle gave American G.I.'s a fighting edge during WW2, but did you know it was invented by an ex-con busted for making Moonshine? And what about the American pilot who risked everything during the Berlin Airlift to surprise starving German kids with candy? And many believe Rosa Parks was the first lady of civil rights, but long before she refused to get off the bus in the 1950's, came a 19TH century New York activist who stood up to segregation 100 years earlier. Moniaci uncovers WHAT HISTORY FORGOT about these rebels with a cause.

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