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Season 5 – History Detectives

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Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts. The hosts include appraiser Wes Cowan, art historian Elyse Luray, and authors and professors Gwen Wright and Tukufu Zuberi.
History Detectives — Season 5

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 25, 2007 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amos 'n' Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting A 3-D photo helps President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis; a record may be an original copy of an "Amos 'n' Andy" radio program. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 2, 2007 Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin A $6 bill dated Feb. 17, 1776; a paper Allied luminaries of World War II signed; an unassuming pin may be made of metal from the Liberty Bell. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 9, 2007 GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell A vintage war photo depicts several white men standing with two black men; a pledge by Thomas Jefferson to build two schools; a bell. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 16, 2007 Atocha Spanish Silver; Lucy Parsons Book; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter Decoding a strange mark on a bar of silver retrieved from the Atocha; a book that may have belonged to anarchist Lucy Parsons; a typewriter of World War II journalist Ernie Pyle. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 23, 2007 Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe Posters announcing the Mexican War; a book of autographs; a robe that may have belonged to clergyman Peter Muhlenberg. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 30, 2007 NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon Canvaslike fabric may come from an NC-4; a 1940s altimeter may come from the XF-11 that Howard Hughes crashed in 1946; frayed material may be from the hot-air balloon Enterprise. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 20, 2007 Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle A letter from the sculptor of Mount Rushmore to a Lakota leader; a 1932 Ford roadster that may have been used for dry-lake racing. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 27, 2007 Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; U.S.S. Indianapolis A letter may have been signed by Abraham Lincoln; a hand-drawn map may show the underground railroad; items may be from the attack on the USS Indianapolis. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 3, 2007 Bill Pickett Saddle; McKinley Casket Flag; Hitler Films A saddle with rodeo performer Bill Pickett's name burned into it; a flag that may have been on President William McKinley's casket; home movies of Nazi officials. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 10, 2007 USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter Technical drawings and engineering documents may be from a nuclear submarine; a comic strip features ballplayer Pete Gray; a letter about the Manhattan Project. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
History, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 25, 2007