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6 p.m. on TCM

Movie: Casablanca

“Play it once, Sam. For old times’ sake.” An exiled and bitter American (Humphrey Bogart) running a popular nightclub in Casablanca can’t help but fall in love again with his one-time sweetheart (Ingrid Bergman) in this 1942 film that is one of the true Hollywood classics. He decides to use stolen documents to escape Nazi-occupied Morocco with her, but things don’t go as planned. Horror-film icon Peter Lorre gives a fine supporting performance.

7 p.m. on HIST

History’s Greatest Mysteries

The new episode “Roswell: The First Witness — The Writer” takes investigator Ben Smith to the hometown of the late U.S. Army Maj. Jesse Marcel, pictured, who was the first officer on the scene after a “flying disk” crash landed in New Mexico in July 1947. Marcel died in 1986, but Smith seeks to talk with surviving family members who have information that supports Marcel’s story of a subsequent government coverup. Laurence Fishburne is the narrator.

7 p.m. on TRAV

Most Terrifying With Jason Hawes

In a new episode called “Blackbeard’s Vengeance,” a monstrous headmistress who tortures innocent souls from beyond the grave is among the cases explored by paranormal investigator Jason Hawes. In other segments, a restaurant quakes with ghostly activity, and an entire island is stalked by the sinister spirit of a notorious pirate.

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: The Way We Were

Unrequited love is at the center of this Arthur Laurents story brought to life by Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand. Sydney Pollack directed the 1973 romantic drama about a political activist (Streisand) and a clean-cut military man (Redford). Their opposing views push them apart, but their attraction never wanes. The classic love story is enhanced by the Oscar-winning title song written by Marvin Hamlisch.