Alcatraz Island, referred to colloquially as ""the Rock,"" was converted from a military stockade to a federal maximum security prison in the 1930's to house some of America's most dangerous criminals. Alcatraz was supposedly inescapable, but in 1962 three inmates would stage a daring escape attempt that continues to impress experts to this day. Tune in when The UnXplained returns this Saturday, July 11th at 9/8c to learn more about Alcatraz and some of history's greatest escapes. | HISTORY

10K views · 299 reactions | Alcatraz—the notorious island prison located in San Francisco harbor—opened #onthisday in 1934. Visit the site, now a tourist destination, on Aerial Cities: https://bitly.com/33ao1wu | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

104K views · 19 reactions | 50 years ago, an intertribal cohort of American Indian activists reclaimed the island of Alcatraz just off San Francisco’s shores, setting an international movement for Native self-determination and cultural preservation in motion. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth // #Alcatraz Full story: bit.ly/KQEDxAlcatraz50 | KQED Arts | Facebook