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It was the internal and external organization of the Afrikaner Broederbond that allowed for the substantial success of the secret society.

Elizabethan England breeds secrecy in an age of religious and intellectual persecution, causing many intellectuals to go underground.

The Illuminati are a popular concept within New Age beliefs, follow the author hunting them down!

Cities of the Underworld is a facinating underground adventure hosted by Don Wildman. TV cameras take the viewer into the scary tunnels of London in City of Blood.

Follow the footsteps of the famous professor Langdon in Paris to learn about the architectural and cultural history of the city.

A long time in the making, the Decembrist conspirators finally got their opportunity when Tsar Alexander I died and confusion reigned over who would be the next autocrat.

Fraternity and sorority members participate in many secret rituals each year. During these ceremonies they enjoy, celebrate and affirm their brotherhood and sisterhood.

The Afrikaner Broederbond was one of the most notorious secret societies to emerge in South Africa, formed for the purpose of protecting cultural concerns.

In 1911 a group of men formed a secret terror society officially styled Union or Death but commonly called the Black Hand.

Jay Kinney opens the doors wide and sheds light on one of history's most notable secret societies and reveals who and what the Masons really are.

The Los Hermanos Penitentes of the American Southwest began as religious charitable organizations that believed in self inflected pain for God's forgivness and mercy.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Estonia as teams solve a secret message, get muddy in the swamps, and two teams race each other to the pit stop.

Hauntings and apparitions are present in many inns and public houses such as The Golden Fleece, The Black Swan, The Roman Bath and The White Swan

Only in Portugal is anything known of the Templars' history after their lands and castles were seized by greedy kings who feared their power and coveted their wealth.

Criminal syndicates that emerged in China and Japan still conduct shady activities today, and the violence of Vietnamese/Laotian gangs is becoming well known.

Before the availability of Dan Brown's latest novel, a peek at his breakthrough book, 'The Da Vinci Code,' may give a glimpse of what to expect in 'The Lost Symbol.'

Merciless is the final book in the Dominion Trilogy by Robin Parrish. Does Merciless meet the bar set by the first two books or does it fall short?

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Prague as one team suffered incredibly bad luck but was ultimately saved by the third and final non-elimination leg.

The 15th season of The Amazing Race continues in Prague, the Czech Republic as one team receives a four-hour penalty for not completing a Roadblock.

Molly Maguire Alexander Campbell, convicted of murder, was executed. He maintained his innocence, leaving his handprint as proof in the Carbon County Prison.

The 15th season of CBS's hit series The Amazing Race comes to an end in iconic Las Vegas, as teams race from casino to casino and one team wins the $1,000,000 prize

Alpha Delta Pi sorority is America's oldest secret organization for college women. Founded in 1851, Alpha Delta Pi helped to begin the creation of America's sororities.

Chinese secret societies have a long history of resisting injustice and oppression. They followed the same pattern in Siam before being ruthlessly suppressed.

Squaresoft's 1997 fighting game for the PlayStation -- a one-on-one battle game with a twist.

The release of the movie The Da Vinci Code staring Tom Hanks enraged some sections of the Catholic Church. Here is a look at why.

Pythagoras Theorem is one of the best known formulae in mathematics, and one simple proof is demonstrated, along with some background about Pythagoras himself.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, founded by six young women at Monmouth College in 1870, plays an integral role in the organization of sororities today.

Founded in 1852, Phi Mu Fraternity is the second-oldest secret society for women in the United States and was originally called the Philomaethean Society.

An engaging mix between Bram Stoker's legendary masterpiece, Dracula and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, The Historian thrills and thoroughly absorbs its readers.

Sparta was a city-state that developed very differently than other Greek city states, focusing intensely on military strength and discipline.

What movies blew the box office away in 2006?

According to one well-known conspiracy theorist, the Mormon leadership is part of the Merovingian bloodline and is engaged in a vast cover up.

The arrest and trial of the Templars destroyed the first military religious order. But they lived on in legends of divine retribution.

The heroine of the series, Theodosia, takes on Ancient Egyptian curses, but who will take on the one-dimensional characters?

From the book by Dan Brown, Angels and Demons is a spell-binding film with the conflict between religion and science at its core.

Anthony Blunt lead a successful life as museum curator and Royal Family insider. Later it was revealed that Blunt was a double agent working for MI5 and the KGB.

Dan Brown's newest book, previously titled The Solomon Key, now named The Lost Symbol is more of the same from the author.

The model provided by Karl Marx has never been historically demonstrated while Adam Smith's blueprint for a Capitalist society can be viewed historically.

Dan Brown's novel "The Lost Symbol" sends Robert Langdon on a quest to uncover the secrets of the Masons. The society of Freemasons has long been shrouded in secrecy.

Enlightenment thinking applied the rational principles of the Scientific Revolution to social and political institutions, seeking to liberate man from the Old Regime.

The key to getting kids to read classic literature outside of school is to pick exciting novels that grip their imagination.

The Grand Medicine Society was created to share and protect the sum total of medicinal philosophy among the Great Lakes tribes.

Ron Howard takes on Dan Brown's literature again, but Angels and Demon's doesn't fair any better than The Da Vinci Code

Ron Howard's Angels & Demons, based on the Dan Brown bestseller, is a taut little thriller . . . if you can ignore the glaring historical inaccuracies. 5/10.

The Greek revolt or "revolution" of 1821 ended some four centuries of Ottoman rule for the section of Orthodox Christians who defined themselves as Greeks.

Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson's dark fantasy comic mini-series continues the Eisner Award-winning adventures of a sextet of four-legged paranormal investigators.

He went from obscurity to heroism then mysteriously disappeared in Australia.

Wife of aristocrats and mistress of kings and barons, Jane Digby fell in love in the 1850s with Greek War of Independence chieftain, Christodoulos Hadjipetros.

A Cartoon Network TV release of the animated movie, Scooby Doo in Where's My Mummy?, that premiered in 2005 on DVD release done by Warner Bros. Pictures. 8/10

Shift-Clicking on a Sim brings up a big and confusing menu. How can players navigate it safely to get what they want without crashing the game?