Our five intrepid detectives are back for a ninth season of fascinating investigations. They scour the country for clues and piece together the stories behind some intriguing historic finds: a Revolution era telescope, a Civil War era drug smuggling doll, a complete Ronald McDonald costume and more.
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History Detectives | Propaganda... (#901)
Full Program: Decoding a propaganda leaflet, the women behind Tiffany and a father's forgotten tribute. 55:10
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History Detectives | Season 9,... (#901)
Full Program: Ni'ihau Incident; Civil War Cannon Shavings; Yakima Canutt Saddle 55:10
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History Detectives | Tiffany... (#901)
What can this watercolor reveal about the unexpected world of a great American artist? 14:13
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History Detectives | Episode 901... (#901)
Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagan to a heroic story on a Hawaiian island. Elyse Luray tries to match... 00:31
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History Detectives | Paper... (#901)
Wes Cowan decodes the message and strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. 17:06
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History Detectives | How to... (#901)
Tukufu Zuberi shares tips on investigating your family history. 14:13
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History Detectives | The Hero of... (#901)
Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagan to a forbidden Hawaiian island. 18:19
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History Detectives | Moon Museum... (#901)
An update on our Moon Museum story asking viewers to help us solve the mystery of John F. 01:30
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History Detectives | First... (#901)
Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon. 18:04
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History Detectives | Yak Cannutt:... (#901)
In this clip from Devil Horse, stuntman Yak Cannutt can be seen riding a horse. 02:27
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History Detectives | Sneak... (#901)
Wes Cowan connects a rodeo saddle to a star that changed Hollywood movie-making. 14:24
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History Detectives | 1775... (#909)
The notes in the margins of this 1775 Almanac tell a family's story of the Revolution. 16:25
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History Detectives | 1775... (#909)
Full Program: A family diary of the Revolution, a 20s media fitness guru, and is Warhol art on the moon? 55:10
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History Detectives | Sneak... (#906)
Antique dealers can't date this telescope, a family heirloom from a man in Kittery Point, ME. They've never seen a... 15:58
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History Detectives | Cobb... (#1009)
What is the story behind an engraved horn found in a Minnesota field? 11:52
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History Detectives | Star... (#1009)
Was this handwritten sheet of music central to deciding our national anthem? 14:06
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History Detectives | Bill of... (#1009)
Eduardo investigates the life story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl.” 14:33
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History Detectives | Bill of... (#1009)
Full Program: Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl". 53:41
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History Detectives | Our Colored...
Tukufu and fellow host Elyse Luray track down the true story behind a WWI poster. 14:44
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Post Date: May 10, 2011



