From History.com:
Episode 12: Lincoln's Secret Assassins
When Scott Wolter gets a call from his friend John DeSalvo, an avid collector of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia, he has no idea that he's about to embark on a quest to learn whether there were a lot more people than just John Wilkes Booth behind the assassination of one of America's most influential presidents. Evidence Wolter uncovers suggests Booth was part of an infamous group of Confederates who formed a secret society called the Knights of the Golden Circle; a group that included influential politicians and rogue raiders like Jesse James. The evidence Scott compiles suggests a new twist on the motives behind Lincoln's killing, and takes him on a wild ride through the history of the South at the time of the Civil war as seen through the eyes of the Knights of the Golden Circle.
I had already seen quite a bit of this on "History Decoded" so this wasnt one of my favorite episodes. One interesting suggestion though is that a modern day incarnation of the Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) is the New World Order (which Scott believes built the Georgia Guidestones).
Episode 13: The Spearhead Conspiracy
In 1200 AD at the same time the Vikings were discovering North America along the East Coast, new evidence suggests another group of intrepid voyagers may have been discovering the New World on the opposite end of the globe. When an obsidian spear point of mysterious origins is discovered by a group of hikers on the island of Maui, Scott Wolter is called in to investigate. Delving into it's origins, he discovers the artifact may have come all the way from Mexico–and is just one more clue in a mounting pile of evidence suggesting Polynesian voyagers made it there and back. What Scott wants to know is if they made it to Central and South America, could they have made it all the way to North America?
The "Land of Mist and Frogs" may be an ancient Hawaiian phrase for Mesoamerica. The Polynesian and South American word for "sweet potato" is very similar. It is not a native crop to Hawaii. Chickens from Polynesia might also have made it to Mexico. The Chumash people (native tribe) in California also share some ties with Polynesia (such as canoe types and linguistic similarities).
The Kennewick Man is the oldest human remains found in North America (dating back to some 7300 BC). They make a replica of the skull using a 3D printer. It has more features in common with Polynesians than Native Americans.
Grade: 3 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). Not my most favorite episodes but it's because I've seen info on this topics previously. My favorites in season 2 are: Underwater Pyramids, Serpent Mounds and the Great Wall of Texas.
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