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Mysterious Disappearances in U.S. History | History in the Headlines

From Jimmy Hoffa to the settlers of the doomed Lost Colony, these chillingly inexplicable disappearances continue to befuddle scholars and pique the public's curiosity.

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MysteryQuest dispatches teams of experts to try to solve some of the world's strangest mysteries.

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Explore the case files to learn more about the mysteries on MysteryQuest.

Mysterious explosions in Colombia — History.com This Day in History — 8/7/1956 | This Day in History

Seven army ammunition trucks explode in Cali, Colombia, killing more than 1,000 people and injuring thousands more on this day in 1956. The cause of the explosions remains a mystery.

Mysterious crash at Heathrow — History.com This Day in History — 6/18/1972 | This Day in History

On this day in 1972, a Trident jetliner crashes after takeoff from Heathrow Airport in London, killing 118 people. The official cause of this accident remains unknown, but it may have happened simply because the plane was carrying too much weight.

Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe — History.com This Day in History — 6/22/1962 | This Day in History

On this day in 1962, an Air France Boeing 707 crashes on the island of Guadeloupe, killing all 113 passengers and crew members aboard. This crash was only one of five major accidents involving Boeing 707s during the year.

Pyramid mystery unearthed — History.com This Day in History — 1/12/1984 | This Day in History

On this day, an international panel overseeing the restoration of the Great Pyramids in Egypt overcomes years of frustration when it abandons modern construction techniques in favor of the method employed by the ancient Egyptians.

Myth vs. Reality: Exploring Mysteries of the World | Interactive

Myth vs. Reality: Exploring Mysteries of the World

Charter jet crashes mysteriously — History.com This Day in History — 7/3/1970 | This Day in History

On this day in 1970, a British Dan-Air charter, flying a Comet 4 turbojet, crashes into the sea near Barcelona, Spain, killing 112 people. The charter was commissioned by a tourist group who were headed for a summer vacation on the Spanish…

Mystery writer Jonathan Kellerman born — History.com This Day in History — 8/9/1949 | This Day in History

Jonathan Kellerman, author of a series of mysteries featuring child psychologist Alex Delaware, is born on the Lower East Side of New York City.

Mystery writer Ross Macdonald is born — History.com This Day in History — 12/13/1915 | This Day in History

Detective novelist Kenneth Millar, better known by his nom de plume Ross Macdonald, was born on this day in 1915 in Los Gatos, California. He wrote 24 mystery novels, 20 of them featuring detective Lew Archer.

Legionnaire's Disease Mystery | Speeches and Audio

In late July 1976, a pneumonia-like illness began killing people who had attended an American Legion convention at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia one week earlier.

Mysterious flood strikes North Vietnam — History.com This Day in History — 8/1/1971 | This Day in History

A severe flood of the Red River in North Vietnam kills an estimated 100,000 people on this day in 1971. This remarkable flood was one of the century’s most serious weather events, but because the Vietnam War was going on at the time, relatively…

Solving the Riddle of Stonehenge’s Construction | History in the Headlines

The mystery of how prehistoric builders constructed the mighty Stonehenge has baffled scholars for centuries.

Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances — History.com This Day in History — 2/22/1777 | This Day in History

Revolutionary War leader Archibald Bulloch dies under mysterious circumstances just after Georgia’s Council of Safety grants him dictatorship in expectation of a British invasion.

A string of mysterious deaths surrounds a Nebraska woman — History.com This Day in History — 7/23/1918 | This Day in History

Della Sorenson kills the first of her seven victims in rural Nebraska by poisoning her sister-in-law's infant daughter, Viola Cooper. Over the next seven years, friends, relatives, and acquaintances of Sorenson repeatedly died under mysterious…

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Hard-boiled mystery writer Dashiell Hammett is born — History.com This Day in History — 5/27/1894 | This Day in History

Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon, is born in Maryland on this day in 1894.Hammett left school at age 13 and took a series of low-paying jobs, eventually landing at Pinkerton's detective agency.

Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one-car crash — History.com This Day in History — 11/13/1974 | This Day in History

On this day in 1974, 28-year-old Karen Silkwood is killed in a car accident near Crescent, Oklahoma, north of Oklahoma City. Silkwood worked as a technician at a plutonium plant operated by the Kerr-McGee Corporation, and she had been critical of…

Mousetrap opens in London — History.com This Day in History — 11/25/1952 | This Day in History

"The Mousetrap," a murder-mystery written by the novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. The crowd-pleasing whodunit would go on to become the longest continuously running play in history, with more…