Captain Henry Morgan was one of the most successful privateers of all time. In 1671, while conducting a shocking raid on Panama City, he lost five ships to the raging waters of the Caribbean. Now, divers believe that they have located this lost fleet. Just who was Captain Morgan? And how did his raid single-handedly…
In 1971, Dan Cooper skyjacked a Boeing 727. After pocketing $200,000 in ransom money, he parachuted into the night, never to be seen again. Now, almost forty years later, the FBI has announced a breakthrough in the case. Is the truth behind D.B. Cooper finally at hand? D.B. Cooper hijacks Flight 305 On the afternoon…
Captain William Kidd is one of the most notorious pirates in history. In 1701, he was executed in London after being found guilty of murder and five charges of piracy. Two hundred years later, documents emerged that called into question the official story. Was Captain Kidd framed? If so, why? The Adventures of Captain Kidd…
On October 25, 1859, the Royal Charter crashed into rocks off the coast of Wales during a horrendous hurricane. With over 450 lives lost, it remains one of the biggest maritime disasters in history. Charles Dickens himself visited the site and wrote about it in his short-story collection, The Uncommercial Traveller. The other day, divers…
Cleopatra VII is of the most significant women in history. She ruled or co-ruled Egypt for over twenty years. Her great beauty, enrapturing personality, and affairs with the likes of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony have become the stuff of legend. On August 12, 30 BC, she supposedly committed suicide by inducing the bite of…
A few weeks ago, CNBC announced that Ron Paul, the esteemed congressman from Texas, hoped to audit the supply and purity of the thousands of tons of gold stored in Fort Knox. Of course, Paul’s wish makes one minor assumption…that there’s actually still gold in Fort Knox. The Origin of Fort Knox? The strange tale of…
A few days ago, Mel Fisher’s Treasure announced the discovery of a $500,000 emerald ring, two silver spoons, and other artifacts. It is the latest haul from the 1622 shipwreck of the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha. And it could lead to one of the greatest lost treasures of all time. The Lost Atocha?…
Yesterday, the BBC reported that a gigantic treasure, worth in excess of $500 million, is being unearthed in Kerala, a state in southern India. The treasure, accumulated centuries ago, was stored in six secret underground vaults beneath the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Treasure? The Kallaras, or granite chambers, were sealed up in the…