Brad Meltzer's Lost History

Season 12014

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.

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11 Episodes

E01 The Ground Zero Flag

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.

October 31, 2014

E02 Hitler's Photo Album

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.

November 7, 2014

E03 JFK's Brain

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.

November 14, 2014

E04 Missing Moon Rocks

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.

November 21, 2014

E05 Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring

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.

November 28, 2014

E06 Geronimo's Skull

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?

December 5, 2014

E07 Moon Landing Tapes

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.

December 12, 2014

E08 White House Cornerstone

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.

December 19, 2014

E09 D-Day Footage

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, and the distressing tale of George Harrison's guitar.

December 26, 2014

E10 Evidence Found

Brad Meltzer provides updates on how viewer tips are helping the search for lost and stolen historic artifacts; new leads on the missing Ground Zero flag, the lost Hitler photo albums, and the stolen Roots Plaque.

January 2, 2015

E11 Evidence Found

January 2, 2015

Brad Meltzer's Lost History

E01 The Ground Zero Flag

E02 Hitler's Photo Album

E03 JFK's Brain

E04 Missing Moon Rocks

E05 Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring

E06 Geronimo's Skull

E07 Moon Landing Tapes

E08 White House Cornerstone

E09 D-Day Footage

E10 Evidence Found

E11 Evidence Found

History's Greatest Mysteries

Grace and Frankie

Neverland

Death Comes to Pemberley

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

Planet Earth

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Sharp Objects

The Killing

Containment

The Crown

Scrubs

30 Rock

Rescue Me

Going Postal

Suburgatory

The Missing

Orange Is the New Black

The Vampire Diaries

Bull

E01 The Ground Zero Flag

E02 Hitler's Photo Album

E03 JFK's Brain

E04 Missing Moon Rocks

E05 Lee Harvey Oswald's Ring

E06 Geronimo's Skull

E07 Moon Landing Tapes

E08 White House Cornerstone

E09 D-Day Footage

E10 Evidence Found

E11 Evidence Found