History Detectives Season Episode Guide
Tomorrow at 05:00 PBS (ch 29)
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Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting
Episode 1 Originally aired: September 8, 2008Cannons from the 1846 shipwreck of the USS Shark; Jewish immigrants sheltered at a Connecticut farmhouse; painting possibly by poet Kahlil Gibran.
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Blueprint Special; Monroe Letter; Atocha Spanish Silver
Episode 2 Originally aired: September 15, 2008A veteran s unique acetate recording may be a forgotten piece of history; a framed letter allegedly written by future President James Monroe in 1807; silver from the Spanish ship Atocha.
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Slave Songbook; Josh White Guitar; Birthplace of Hip Hop
Episode 3 Originally aired: February 23, 2009A book of 136 plantation songs could be the first book of black spirituals ever published; a Guild brand acoustic guitar may have belonged to Josh White.
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Psychophone/War Dog Letter/Pancho Villa Watch Fob
Episode 4 Originally aired: June 22, 2009"Psychophone" Gwen Wright examines an early phonograph machine that could have been invented by Thomas Edison to record messages from the afterlife. "War Dog Letter" Tukufu Zuberi heads to Gulfport, Mississippi and Fort Lee, Virginia to investigate a letter brought to the History Detectives by a World War II document collector. The cryptic letter concerns an investigation into a man named Prestre, spec…more
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Manhattan Project Patent/Galleon Shipwreck/Creole Poems
Episode 5 Originally aired: June 29, 2009"Manhattan Project Patent" Wes Cowan researches a patent for an invention that might relate to America's covert effort to be the first to build an atomic weapon during World War II. "Galleon Shipwreck" Elyse Luray examines a 23-pound chunk of beeswax dug up on the Oregon coast that might have been cargo on a Spanish Galleon that wrecked off the coast of the United States three centuries ago. "…more
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St. Valentine's Day Massacre/Booth Letter/Cemetery Alarm
Episode 6 Originally aired: July 6, 2009"St. Valentine's Day Massacre" Elyse Luray tests a 12-gauge shotgun that could have been used by Al Capone's men in the infamous Chicago gang massacre. "Booth Letter" Tukufu Zuberi investigates a letter which indicates that thirty years before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, Booth’s father threatened to kill another sitting president, Andrew Jackson. "Cemetery Alarm"…more
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Sideshow Babies/Lubin Photos/Navajo Rug
Episode 7 Originally aired: July 13, 2009"Sideshow Babies" Elyse Luray travels to Chicago, the site of the 1933 World's Fair, to see if a silver baby cup can shed light on whether the matriarch of a family was exhibited in an incubator at one of the Fair's exhibits. "Lubin Photos" Tukufu Zuberi looks at century old photos that may have captured the dawn of American movie-making - in Florida - and the short-lived Siegmund Lubin Studios…more
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Tokyo Rose/Crazy Horse/World War II Diary
Episode 8 Originally aired: July 20, 2009"Tokyo Rose" Gwen Wright travels to Sun City West, Arizona to listen to a 1940's recording that may have helped convict the woman alleged to be Tokyo Rose. "Crazy Horse" Elyse Luray examines a framed photo that could depict Lakota warrior and Native American legend Crazy Horse, who had allegedly refused to be photographed. "WWII Diary" [Repeat from Season 6, Episode 1] Wes Cowan looks int…more
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Amelia Earhart Plane/Fillmore Pardon/Boxcar Home
Episode 9 Originally aired: July 27, 2009"Amelia Earhart Plane" Elyse Luray travels to San Jose, California to investigate an accident Amelia Earhart had four months before her disappearance and determine if a fragment of metal might belong to her lost plane. "Fillmore Pardon" Tukufu Zuberi examines an old paper that could indicate an official pardon for a Native American convicted of murdering a trader along the Santa Fe Trail. "Boxcar …more
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Hindenburg Artifact/John Adams Book/Birthplace of Hip Hop (repeats)
Episode 10 Originally aired: August 3, 2009 -
China Marine Jacket/Airstream Caravan/Lincoln Forgery (repeats)
Episode 11 Originally aired: August 3, 2009"China Marine Jacket" Gwen Wright looks at a jacket from a Chinese Marine and explores the history of the regiment. "Airstream Caravan" Tukufu Zuberi explores one man’s 221-day, 14,307-mile trek from the tip of Southern Africa to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. "Lincoln Forgery" Wes Cowan looks at a book of sheet music and explores the years after Lincoln's death to track down the or…more
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Hindenberg Artifact/John Adams Book/Birthplace of Hip Hop (repeats)
Episode 12 Originally aired: August 10, 2009"Hindenberg Artifact" The detectives try to determine if a green metal box that looks like an instrument panel that was found in Lakehurst, New Jersey is indeed a relic from the burning wreckage of the Hindenburg. "John Adams Book" Gwen Wright examines a book of transcripts to determine if they were actually correspondence from Adams to his son. "Birthplace of Hip Hop" Tukufu Zuberi travel…more
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Mussolini's Dagger/Liberia Letter/N.E.A.R Device
Episode 13 Originally aired: August 17, 2009“Mussolini’s Dagger” Wes Cowan examines a dagger that might have belonged to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. “Liberia Letter” Tukufu Zuberi investigates the family letters of a Lynchburg, South Carolina that could relate to the Back to Africa movement and the Republic of Liberia. “N.E.A.R. Device” Gwen Wright looks at a device that could have had use during the tense period of the Cold War between t…more
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WPA Mural Studies/George Washington Miniature/Japanese War Balloon (repeat)
Episode 14 Originally aired: August 24, 2009“WPA Mural Studies” Elyse Luray investigates the case of a Molalla, Oregon woman who inherited paintings from her aunt (Thelma Johnson Streat) that might have been studies for larger New Deal-commissioned murals. “George Washington Miniature” Wes Cowan examines a miniature color painting that could depict George Washington and might have belonged to little-known abolitionist and patriot White Matlack. "…more
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Stalag 17 Portrait/Seadrome/Black Tom Shell (repeat)
Episode 15 Originally aired: August 31, 2009“Stalag 17 Portrait” Eduardo Pagan investigates a portrait made by an American POW in a World War II prison camp that reveals the story of American prisoner survival. “Seadrome” Tukufu Zuberi looks at an early invention designed to ferry passengers across the Atlantic Ocean – through the air. “Black Tom Shell” Gwen Wright examines an artifact that could shed light on the Black Tom Explosion of 1914, wh…more
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Duke Ellington Plates/"Scottsboro Boys" Stamp/Civil War Bridge
Episode 16 Originally aired: September 7, 2009“Duke Ellington Plates” Tukufu Zuberi investigates metal sheets that could be printing plates for Ellington’s signature song (“Take the ‘A’ Train”). “‘Scottsboro Boys’ Stamp” Gwen Wright travels to Scottsboro, Alabama to delve into civil rights history and consult with a stamp expert to discover what impact a tiny stamp had in the case of nine falsely accused black men. “Civil War Bridge” El…more
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