History Detectives | Season 6, Episode 3 | PBS
Duration: 54:08 (Full Program)
Program:
History Detectives #603
Broadcast Date: Jul. 14, 2008
Japanese Balloon Bomb
Is this scrap of fabric evidence of a secret wartime attack on the United States' mainland?
Society Circus Program
Why are some of New York's wealthiest planning a high society circus at the very depth of the Great Depression?
Camp David Letter
Could a box found in a dumpster hold information about the founding of a top-secret Presidential retreat?
Topics:
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History Detectives | Society... (#603)
An Oregon girl finds a yellowed circus program reading "Official Program of Cobina Wright's Society Circus for the... 16:25
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History Detectives | Bird of War,... (#1004)
Full Program: We investigate WWII era patches with an evocative symbol of a bird dropping a bomb. 53:21
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History Detectives | World War II... (#1004)
Did these two patches with an evocative bird symbol belong to a World War II unit? 14:43
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History Detectives | World War II...
Does this diary hold the key to understanding the fate of a bomber pilot from WWII? 18:18
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History Detectives | Web Extra:...
History Detective Gwen Wright speaks with Si Lewen, a 92-year old veteran of Camp Ritchie. 07:38
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History Detectives | Order of... (#910)
Full Program: A medal of high honor, pivotal women's voting rights campaign, and unsung cartoon heroes. 55:10
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History Detectives | Order of... (#910)
How did John Goularte, Sr. earn this prestigious medal from the Belgian government? 17:13
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History Detectives | Top Secret... (#905)
Full Program: A WWII prototype drone, a war memento for Teddy Roosevelt and a letter from Clara Barton. 55:10
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History Detectives | Season 8,... (#802)
Full Program: Iwo Jima Map; Copperhead Cane; Theremin 55:10
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History Detectives | Preview:... (#905)
HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate a propeller from a World War II drone, a wooden club that could be Teddy Roosevelt's... 00:31
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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 | Iwo Jima... (#802)
What role did this map play in one of World War II's fiercest battles? 17:24
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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 | 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 | Valley...
Did George Washington hold this map during the critical winter at Valley Forge? 13:04
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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: July 14, 2008




