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History Detectives

Program website: http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/

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September
Thu, Sep 22, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Sep 22, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 0 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Sep 25, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Sep 25, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Sep 27, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Sep 29, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Sep 29, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
October
Sun, Oct 2, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 2, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 4, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 6, 1:00 am · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 6, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 9, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 9, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 11, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 13, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 13, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 16, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 16, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 18, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 20, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 20, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 23, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 23, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 25, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 27, 1:00 am · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 27, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 30, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Oct 30, 5:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
January
Mon, Jan 2, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A phonograph is believed to have been made by Thomas Edison to record messages from the afterlife. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 4, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A phonograph is believed to have been made by Thomas Edison to record messages from the afterlife. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 9, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 11, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 16, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A shotgun is researched for clues that one of Al Capone's men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 18, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A shotgun is researched for clues that one of Al Capone's men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 23, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A photo album of silent movie stars sheds light on an enormous film studio empire in Philadelphia. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jan 25, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A photo album of silent movie stars sheds light on an enormous film studio empire in Philadelphia. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Jan 30, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A recording may hold evidence used in the World War II treason trial of Iva Tugori, aka Tokyo Rose. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
February
Wed, Feb 1, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A recording may hold evidence used in the World War II treason trial of Iva Tugori, aka Tokyo Rose. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Feb 6, 9:00 pm · Space Exploration
A ski boot with a magnetic brick bolted to the bottom may be a prototype for a NASA space boot. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 8, 2:00 am · Space Exploration
A ski boot with a magnetic brick bolted to the bottom may be a prototype for a NASA space boot. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 13, 9:00 pm · Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
A hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during World War is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 15, 2:00 am · Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
A hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during World War is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 27, 9:00 pm · Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic
A clip might be the first talking picture. Gold Rush sketches of gold nuggets are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 29, 2:00 am · Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic
A clip might be the first talking picture. Gold Rush sketches of gold nuggets are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 29, 11:00 pm · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
March
Fri, Mar 2, 4:00 am · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 7, 2:00 am · Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Elling
Metal "Duke Ellington Plates" found in the dumpster may have printed the first copy of a hit song. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Mar 19, 9:00 pm · Andrew Jackson's Mouth/Barton Letter/Spybook
Why did Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, write a letter about a Civil War soldier? 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 21, 2:00 am · Andrew Jackson's Mouth/Barton Letter/Spybook
Why did Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, write a letter about a Civil War soldier? 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Mar 26, 9:00 pm · Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Elling
Metal "Duke Ellington Plates" found in the dumpster may have printed the first copy of a hit song. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 28, 2:00 am · Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Elling
Metal "Duke Ellington Plates" found in the dumpster may have printed the first copy of a hit song. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
April
Mon, Apr 2, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A mysterious flag may be linked to an African-American infantry regiment that fought in WW I. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 4, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A mysterious flag may be linked to an African-American infantry regiment that fought in WW I. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Apr 9, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A woman has an18th-century book that contains what appears to be President John Adams' signature. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 11, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A woman has an18th-century book that contains what appears to be President John Adams' signature. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Apr 16, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A photo of integrated war veterans and what may be cowboy Bill Pickett's saddle are investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 18, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A photo of integrated war veterans and what may be cowboy Bill Pickett's saddle are investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Apr 23, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 25, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Apr 30, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A large artillery shell may be from one of the earliest foreign terrorist attacks on American soil. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
May
Wed, May 2, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A large artillery shell may be from one of the earliest foreign terrorist attacks on American soil. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, May 7, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives try to get a diary written by a World War II pilot returned it to a living relative. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, May 9, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives try to get a diary written by a World War II pilot returned it to a living relative. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, May 21, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A jacket may belong to a soldier who fought in the Philippines during the ramp up to World War II. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, May 23, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A jacket may belong to a soldier who fought in the Philippines during the ramp up to World War II. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, May 28, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A palm-sized instrument panel is investigated to find if it is from the horrifying Hindenburg crash. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, May 30, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A palm-sized instrument panel is investigated to find if it is from the horrifying Hindenburg crash. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
June
Mon, Jun 18, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Encrusted objects on the Oregon coast may house cannons from the 1846 shipwreck of the USS Shark. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jun 20, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Encrusted objects on the Oregon coast may house cannons from the 1846 shipwreck of the USS Shark. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Jun 25, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A recording of a promo for a soldier musical from World War II may be a piece of forgotten history. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jun 27, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A recording of a promo for a soldier musical from World War II may be a piece of forgotten history. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
July
Mon, Jul 2, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Follow the investigation of a slave songbook and a guitar said to belong to folksinger Josh White. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jul 4, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Follow the investigation of a slave songbook and a guitar said to belong to folksinger Josh White. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Mon, Jul 9, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 11, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jul 16, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Jul 17, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 18, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jul 19, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jul 23, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Jul 24, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Jul 24, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
Wed, Jul 25, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jul 26, 1:00 am · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jul 26, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
Mon, Jul 30, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Jul 31, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
August
Wed, Aug 1, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Aug 2, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Aug 6, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Aug 7, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 8, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Aug 9, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Aug 13, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Aug 14, 9:00 pm · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 15, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Aug 16, 2:00 am · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Aug 20, 11:00 pm · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Aug 21, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 22, 4:00 am · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Aug 23, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Aug 27, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Aug 28, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Aug 29, 4:02 am · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Aug 30, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
September
Mon, Sep 3, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Tue, Sep 4, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Sep 5, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Thu, Sep 6, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Sep 25, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Sep 27, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
October
Mon, Oct 1, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 2, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 3, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 4, 1:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Oct 9, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Oct 11, 1:00 am · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Oct 15, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 17, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
November
Tue, Nov 27, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Nov 29, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
December
Mon, Dec 17, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 19, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Dec 24, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
Wed, Dec 26, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
January
Thu, Jan 3, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 6, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 7, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Tue, Jan 8, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
A powder horn in Minnesota is traced to a captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 9, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jan 10, 1:00 am · History Detectives
A powder horn in Minnesota is traced to a captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jan 10, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A powder horn in Minnesota is traced to a captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 13, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A powder horn in Minnesota is traced to a captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 14, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 16, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jan 17, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 20, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 21, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 23, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jan 24, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Jan 27, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jan 28, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 30, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Jan 31, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
February
Sun, Feb 3, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 4, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 6, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Feb 7, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 10, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 11, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 13, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Feb 14, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 17, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 18, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 20, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Feb 21, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Feb 24, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Feb 25, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 27, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Feb 28, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
March
Sun, Mar 3, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Mar 18, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 20, 2:00 am · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Mar 21, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Mar 24, 4:00 am · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Mar 25, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 27, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Mar 28, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Mar 31, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
April
Tue, Apr 2, 8:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Apr 4, 1:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Apr 4, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 7, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Apr 8, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 10, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Apr 11, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 14, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Apr 15, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 17, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Apr 18, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 21, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Apr 22, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 24, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, Apr 25, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, Apr 28, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Apr 29, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
May
Wed, May 1, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, May 2, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 5, 4:00 am · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, May 6, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, May 8, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, May 9, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 12, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, May 13, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]

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May
Wed, May 15, 2:00 am · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, May 16, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 19, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, May 23, 11:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Sun, May 26, 4:00 am · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]

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May
Mon, May 27, 9:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, May 29, 2:00 am · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Thu, May 30, 11:03 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
June
Sun, Jun 2, 4:02 am · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jun 17, 9:00 pm · Space Exploration
A ski boot with a magnetic brick bolted to the bottom may be a prototype for a NASA space boot. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jun 19, 2:00 am · Space Exploration
A ski boot with a magnetic brick bolted to the bottom may be a prototype for a NASA space boot. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Mon, Jun 24, 9:00 pm · Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
A hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during World War is investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jun 26, 2:00 am · Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
A hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during World War is investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
July
Mon, Jul 1, 9:00 pm · Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic
A clip might be the first talking picture. Gold Rush sketches of gold nuggets are investigated. 59 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 3, 2:00 am · Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic
A clip might be the first talking picture. Gold Rush sketches of gold nuggets are investigated. 59 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
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September
Wed, Sep 28, 12:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
October
Wed, Oct 5, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 12, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 19, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 26, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
November
Wed, Nov 2, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 9, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 16, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 23, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 30, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
December
Wed, Dec 7, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 14, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 21, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 28, 1:00 pm · Civil War-Era Submarine/Red Cloud's Pipe/The Ediso
Discover the murky mystery behind this military vessel. Was this pipe a gift from a famous warrior? 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
January
Wed, Jan 4, 1:00 pm · Monopoly/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork/The Lewi
Is this the earliest version of the board game? Find the artist and story behind these paintings. 59 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jan 11, 1:00 pm · Wwii Land Craft/The Abolitionist Flag/Mail Order B
Did this vessel play a role on D-Day? Could this sheet have contributed to the end of slavery? 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jan 18, 1:00 pm · The First Movie Studio/Ufa Light/King Kong Camera
Off to California to see if a neighborhood park was once a movie studio & to investigate a lighter. 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jan 25, 1:00 pm · Dueling Pistols/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait/Little Big
The team takes aim to find if these pistols were used in the last great duel on U.S. soil. 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
February
Wed, Feb 8, 1:00 pm · Ventriloquist Dummy/Witch's House/Poems
Was this dummy meant to protest against racial prejudice? Investigate the Salem Witch trials. 60 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Feb 15, 1:00 pm · Bonnie & Clyde/Revolutionary War Poem/Portrait Of
Could these bullets have killed the murderous twosome and is this drawing a national treasure? 60 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Feb 22, 1:00 pm · Lost Gold Ship/John Hunt Morgan Saddle/Cesar Chave
Is this wreck a legendary steamship? A relic may have been used by a Confederate General. 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
March
Wed, Mar 7, 1:00 pm · Charlie Parker Saxophone/Prison Plaque/Koranic Sch
Did this instrument really belong to the legendary Jazz musician? Explore an abandoned penitentiary. 55 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Mar 14, 1:00 pm · Body In The Basement/Newport U-Boat/Shippen Golf C
Can the team dig up enough the details to discover the identity of a 17th century skeleton? 58 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Mar 21, 1:00 pm · The Spirit Of St. Louis/Gary Powers' "Suicide Pin"
In a quest to find who really built the plane's engine, uncover the history of Linburg's flight. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Mar 28, 1:00 pm · Black Star Line Stock Certificates/Mickey Mouse's
Could this small figurine be the true origin of the popular cartoon character? 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
April
Wed, Apr 4, 1:00 pm · Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons/Professor Lowe's H
Could these drawings be by one of America's most influential political cartoonist? 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 11, 1:00 pm · Cherokee Bible/Slave Banjo/United Empire Loyalists
A mysterious bible laced with Cherokee writing provides insight to the "Trail of Tears" march. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 18, 1:00 pm · Portrait Of George Washington/Revolutionary War Po
Could this drawing prove to be a national treasure? How did this poem travel from England to Oregon? 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Apr 25, 1:00 pm · Secrets Of The Tape/Mountain Mail Bag/Banned Birth
Take a great road trip to examine how the U.S. gained the industrial upper hand after World War II. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo  ]
May
Wed, May 2, 1:00 pm · Doc Holliday's Watch/Civil War Female Soldiers/Jap
Learn the truth behind the OK Corral gunfight and the contributions of women during the Civil War. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo  ]
Wed, May 9, 1:00 pm · Hermann Goering's Shotgun/Calf Creek Arrow/The Edi
Was this gun owned by the head of the German Luftwaffe. Is this skull an incredible discovery? 56 minutes [ CC Stereo  ]
Wed, May 16, 1:00 pm · Coney Island Lion/Legacy Of A Doll/Ballet Shoes
Junior super sleuths join the expert hosts to find if zinc claw is from the famed Steeplechase Park. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, May 23, 1:00 pm · Leisureama Homes/Jim Thorpe Tickets/1667 Land Gran
Investigate a defining moment in cold war history and the influence of leisure on architecture. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
Wed, May 30, 1:00 pm · Home For Unwed Mothers/Long Expedition Encampment/
A search for a woman's parents stems from a medallion attached to her at adoption. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
June
Wed, Jun 6, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A palm-sized instrument panel is investigated to find if it is from the horrifying Hindenburg crash. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jun 13, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photo of integrated war veterans and what may be cowboy Bill Pickett's saddle are investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jun 20, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Encrusted objects on the Oregon coast may house cannons from the 1846 shipwreck of the USS Shark. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jun 27, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A recording of a promo for a soldier musical from World War II may be a piece of forgotten history. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVG ]
July
Wed, Jul 4, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Follow the investigation of a slave songbook and a guitar said to belong to folksinger Josh White. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
Wed, Jul 11, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 18, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 25, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
August
Wed, Aug 1, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 8, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 15, 1:00 pm · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 22, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Aug 29, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVG ]
September
Wed, Sep 5, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Sep 12, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Sep 19, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Sep 26, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
October
Wed, Oct 3, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 10, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 17, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 24, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Oct 31, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
November
Wed, Nov 7, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry and a Ronald McDonald costume are investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 14, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Fabric from an aircraft that may be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 21, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Nov 28, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
December
Wed, Dec 5, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 12, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 19, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Dec 26, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
January
Wed, Jan 2, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 9, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 16, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jan 23, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Country music singer Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TV14 ]
Wed, Jan 30, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Gwen Wright connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
February
Wed, Feb 6, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Was this picture frame crafted from the staircase banister of the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 13, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives help return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to the veteran's family. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 20, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The heroic acts shown in a poster about African-American soldiers in World War I are investigated. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Feb 27, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A powder horn in Minnesota is traced to a captain in Massachusetts during the American Revolution. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
March
Wed, Mar 6, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
Mysterious airplane engine parts shed light on a heroic story from a forbidden Hawaiian island. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 13, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Fender Stratocaster may be the guitar that Bob Dylan plugged in at the '65 Newport Folk Festival. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 20, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols is researched. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Mar 27, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A propeller from a World War II drone and a wooden club that may be Teddy Roosevelt's are examined. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
April
Wed, Apr 3, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 10, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A carved cane may unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 17, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A woodcarving may have been part of the Andrew Jackson figurehead affixed to the USS Constitution. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Apr 24, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
May
Wed, May 1, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The notes in a 1775 Almanac could shed light on how the revolution may have strained family ties. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, May 8, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Belgian war medal is investigated. A pennant is traced to the early battle for the women's vote. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]

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May
Wed, May 15, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A Club Continental business card may shed light on California's prohibition-era underground. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, May 22, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A photograph of an African American wearing a Confederate uniform is investigated. 56 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, May 29, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
The detectives investigate four stories from the American West, from the rodeo to Hollywood. 54 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
June
Wed, Jun 5, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A phonograph is believed to have been made by Thomas Edison to record messages from the afterlife. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jun 12, 1:00 pm · History Detectives
A plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight and carved beeswax from a shipwreck are investigated. 56 minutes [ CC Stereo TVPG ]

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June
Wed, Jun 19, 1:00 pm · Space Exploration
A ski boot with a magnetic brick bolted to the bottom may be a prototype for a NASA space boot. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jun 26, 1:00 pm · Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
A hand-drawn map taken from the body of a Japanese soldier during World War is investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
July
Wed, Jul 3, 1:00 pm · Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic
A clip might be the first talking picture. Gold Rush sketches of gold nuggets are investigated. 59 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 10, 1:00 pm · Andrew Jackson's Mouth/Barton Letter/Spybook
Why did Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, write a letter about a Civil War soldier? 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 17, 1:00 pm · Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Elling
Metal "Duke Ellington Plates" found in the dumpster may have printed the first copy of a hit song. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 24, 1:00 pm · Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
A letter by a soldier missing in action and the book "Diana: A Strange Biography" are investigated. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
Wed, Jul 31, 1:00 pm · St. Valentine's Day Massacre, George Washington Mi
A miniature painting of George Washington's profile and a shotgun found in Chicago are investigated.. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]
August
Wed, Aug 7, 1:00 pm · Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City Of Gold
An inscription on a Phoenix rock may prove Spanish explorers came to America earlier than thought. 55 minutes [ Stereo TVPG ]

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