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All Upcoming Episodes

• Leisureama Homes/Jim Thorpe Tickets/1667 Land Grant (#310)

  Investigate a defining moment in cold war history and the influence of leisure on architecture.

  • Tue, December 2, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Wartime Baseball/Confederate Eyeglass/Howard Hughes' Invention (#402)

  An autographed ball could be evidence of the influence of America's pastime on racial integration.

  • Tue, December 2, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Fri, December 5, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Gar Photograph/Jefferson Pledge/Dempsey Fight Bell (#503)

  A vintage photograph sheds light on the first national social group to challenge the color barrier.

  • Tue, December 2, 10:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Thu, December 11, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Fri, December 19, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Orphan Film Reel/Chinese Opium Scale/Hermann Goering's Shotgun (#406)

  A fiddle case gives insight into Chinese immigrants and a film reel could be a lost silent move.

  • Tue, December 2, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Tue, December 9, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sat, December 13, 9:03 PM on IPTV Create/World
  • Sun, December 14, 1:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Mon, December 15, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Home for Unwed Mothers/Long Expedition Encampment/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait (#311)

  A search for a woman's parents stems from a medallion attached to her at adoption.

  • Wed, December 3, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Survivor Camera/Alcoholics Anonymous Letter/Tallahassee Mystery Cross (#407)

  A mysterious letter sparks an examination into the history of the Alcoholics Anonymous movement.

  • Wed, December 3, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Wed, December 10, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sun, December 21, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Tue, December 23, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Episode #603

  A wartime souvenir in Texas may be a missing piece of a secret weapon, the Japanese balloon bomb.

  • Wed, December 3, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Wed, December 3, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Fri, December 12, 11:00 AM on IPTV HD

• The Chisholm Trail/Harry Houdini Poster/Mckinley Casket Flag (#401)

  The team heads to the heart of Texas to learn the true path of a 19th-century cattle drive trail.

  • Thu, December 4, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Calf Creek Arrow/Doc Holliday Watch/Black Star Line Certificates (#408)

  Could an antique watch be a gift from Wyatt Earp? A skull may be an incredible archeological find.

  • Thu, December 4, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Thu, December 11, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sat, December 20, 9:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
  • Sun, December 21, 1:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Mon, December 22, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Atocha Spanish Silver/Lucy Parsons Book/Ernie Pyle's Typewriter (#504)

  300-year-old documents are translated to crack a unique code of communication among ship captains.

  • Fri, December 5, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Fri, December 12, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Sat, December 20, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Grace Kelly Automobile/Illicit P.O.W. Photos/Mystery Motorcycle (#409)

  Cruise to California to find out if a man's car was used in the Hitchcock film, "To Catch a Thief."

  • Fri, December 5, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Fri, December 12, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sun, December 28, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Tue, December 30, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Coca-Cola Trade Card/Vicksburg Map/Lawrence Strike (#403)

  Digging up details on a pocket-sized advertising card, a Civil War map and a historical billy club.

  • Sat, December 6, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Alternative Service Certificates/Carolina Mystery Books/Mickey Mouse's Origin (#404)

  Will secrets be revealed behind remarkable wartime memorabilia and a beautiful volume set of books?

  • Sat, December 6, 9:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
  • Sun, December 7, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Mon, December 8, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Portrait of George Washington/Revolutionary War Poem/Revolutionary War Cannon (#305)

  Could this drawing prove to be a national treasure? How did this poem travel from England to Oregon?

  • Sun, December 7, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Secrets of the Tape/Mountain Mail Bag/Banned Birth Control Box (#306)

  Take a great road trip to examine how the U.S. gained the industrial upper hand after World War II.

  • Sun, December 7, 1:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• U.S.S. Indianapolis/Highlander Badge/Spirit of St. Louis (#405)

  Highlights inlude a soldiers keepsakes which provide insights on Japanese attacks during WWII.

  • Mon, December 8, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sun, December 14, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Tue, December 16, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Superman Sketch (#411)

  A sketch leads the team to investigate the early days of this comic icon who inspired American GIs.

  • Mon, December 8, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Tue, December 16, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Lincoln Letter/Quaker Map/U.S.S. Indianapolis (#508)

  The Detectives head to Illinois to investigate a letter that may have been signed by the president.

  • Tue, December 9, 10:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Wed, December 17, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD

• 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis/Amos 'n' Andy Record/Women's Suffrage Painting (#501)

  A woman in Oregon has a portable projection screen that may have helped save the Free World.

  • Tue, December 9, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Wed, December 17, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Episode #601

  The detectives try to get a diary written by a World War II pilot returned it to a living relative.

  • Wed, December 10, 11:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Continental Currency/Short-Snorter/Liberty Bell Pin (#502)

  Gwen investigates a $6 bill that may represent America's first declaration of its independence.

  • Wed, December 10, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD
  • Thu, December 18, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Lou Gehrig Autograph/Cleveland Electric Car/Philadelphia Freedom Paper (#410)

  Off to Yankee Stadium and the Baseball Hall of Fame to learn if a ticket was signed by the legend.

  • Sat, December 13, 4:00 AM on IPTV HD
  • Sat, December 27, 9:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
  • Sun, December 28, 1:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
  • Mon, December 29, 4:00 AM on IPTV Create/World

• Great Mexican War Posters/Nora Holt Autograph Book/Muhlenberg Robe (#505)

  A stash of colorful posters found in a basement reveals a turning point in filmmaking history.

  • Sun, December 14, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD

• Episode #604

  A jacket may belong to a soldier who fought in the Philippines during the ramp up to World War II.

  • Mon, December 15, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Nc-4: First Across The Atlantic/Howard Hughes Crash/Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon (#506)

  Can this 1940s altimeter be traced back to the fiery plane crash of America's first billionaire?

  • Mon, December 15, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD

• Red Cloud Letter/'32 Ford Roadster/Cast Iron Eagle (#507)

  One of the most iconic hot rods is investigated, along with a letter by the creator of Mt. Rushmore.

  • Tue, December 16, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD

• Episode #605

  A palm-sized instrument panel is investigated to find if it is from the horrifying Hindenburg crash.

  • Wed, December 17, 10:00 AM on IPTV HD

• Bill Pickett Saddle/Mckinley Casket Flag/Hitler Films (#509)

  A ranch historian helps the detectives find if a saddle really belonged to the legendary cowboy.

  • Thu, December 18, 2:00 PM on IPTV HD

• Episode #606

  A photo of integrated war veterans and what may be cowboy Bill Pickett's saddle are investigated.

  • Fri, December 19, 12:00 PM on IPTV HD

Past Episodes

These episodes of History Detectives aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• Episode #610
• Episode #609
• Episode #608
• Episode #607
• Episode #606
• Episode #605
• Episode #604
• Episode #603
• Episode #602
• Episode #601
• Uss Thresher/Pete Gray Cartoon/Manhattan Project Letter (#510)
• Bill Pickett Saddle/Mckinley Casket Flag/Hitler Films (#509)
• Lincoln Letter/Quaker Map/U.S.S. Indianapolis (#508)
• Red Cloud Letter/'32 Ford Roadster/Cast Iron Eagle (#507)
• Nc-4: First Across The Atlantic/Howard Hughes Crash/Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon (#506)
• Great Mexican War Posters/Nora Holt Autograph Book/Muhlenberg Robe (#505)
• Atocha Spanish Silver/Lucy Parsons Book/Ernie Pyle's Typewriter (#504)
• Gar Photograph/Jefferson Pledge/Dempsey Fight Bell (#503)
• Continental Currency/Short-Snorter/Liberty Bell Pin (#502)
• 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis/Amos 'n' Andy Record/Women's Suffrage Painting (#501)
• Superman Sketch (#411)
• Lou Gehrig Autograph/Cleveland Electric Car/Philadelphia Freedom Paper (#410)
• Grace Kelly Automobile/Illicit P.O.W. Photos/Mystery Motorcycle (#409)
• Calf Creek Arrow/Doc Holliday Watch/Black Star Line Certificates (#408)
• Survivor Camera/Alcoholics Anonymous Letter/Tallahassee Mystery Cross (#407)
• Orphan Film Reel/Chinese Opium Scale/Hermann Goering's Shotgun (#406)
• U.S.S. Indianapolis/Highlander Badge/Spirit of St. Louis (#405)
• Alternative Service Certificates/Carolina Mystery Books/Mickey Mouse's Origin (#404)
• Coca-Cola Trade Card/Vicksburg Map/Lawrence Strike (#403)
• Wartime Baseball/Confederate Eyeglass/Howard Hughes' Invention (#402)
• The Chisholm Trail/Harry Houdini Poster/Mckinley Casket Flag (#401)
• Home for Unwed Mothers/Long Expedition Encampment/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait (#311)
• Leisureama Homes/Jim Thorpe Tickets/1667 Land Grant (#310)
• Coney Island Lion/Legacy of a Doll/Ballet Shoes (#309)
• Hermann Goering's Shotgun/Calf Creek Arrow/The Edison House (#308)
• Doc Holliday's Watch/Civil War Female Soldiers/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork (#307)
• Secrets of the Tape/Mountain Mail Bag/Banned Birth Control Box (#306)
• Portrait of George Washington/Revolutionary War Poem/Revolutionary War Cannon (#305)
• Cherokee Bible/Slave Banjo/United Empire Loyalists (#304)
• Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons/Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon/Chemical Warfare Map (#303)
• Black Star Line Stock Certificates/Mickey Mouse's Origin/Pro-Nazi Newspaper in Texas (#302)
• The Spirit of St. Louis/Gary Powers' "Suicide Pin"/Image of Apache Warrior Geronimo (#301)
• Charlie Parker Saxophone/Prison Plaque/Koranic School Book (#211)
• Pretty Boy Floyd Handgun/Paul Cuffee Muster Roll/Pop Lloyd Baseball Field (#210)
• Lost Gold Ship/John Hunt Morgan Saddle/Cesar Chavez Banner (#209)
• Bonnie & Clyde/Revolutionary War Poem/Portrait of George Washington (#208)
• Ventriloquist Dummy/Witch's House/Poems (#207)
• Preston Brook's Riding Crop/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/Revolutionary War Cannon (#206)
• Dueling Pistols/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait/Little Big Horn Bayonet (#205)
• The First Movie Studio/Ufa Light/King Kong Camera (#204)
• WWII Land Craft/The Abolitionist Flag/Mail OrderBrides (#203)
• Monopoly/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork/The Lewis and Clark Cane (#202)
• Civil War-Era Submarine/Red Cloud's Pipe/The Edison House (#201)
• John Brown's Letters, Japanese House, Poems (#106)
• Lee's Last Orders, Natchez House, Napoleonic Sword (#105)

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