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All Upcoming Episodes

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

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

  • Sat, July 5, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 14, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Coney Island Lion/Legacy of a Doll/Ballet Shoes (#309)

  Junior super sleuths join the expert hosts to find if zinc claw is from the famed Steeplechase Park.

  • Sat, July 5, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 28, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Sun, July 6, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Tue, July 15, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Sun, July 6, 12:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Thu, July 10, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

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

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

  • Sun, July 6, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Tue, July 29, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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."

  • Mon, July 7, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 16, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Mon, July 7, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 30, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Episode #602

  A mysterious flag may be linked to an African-American infantry regiment that fought in WW I.

  • Mon, July 7, 8:00 PM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 7, 8:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 7, 11:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 9, 10:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Tue, July 8, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Thu, July 17, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Tue, July 8, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Superman Sketch (#411)

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

  • Wed, July 9, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Fri, July 18, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

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

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

  • Wed, July 9, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Thu, July 10, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

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

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

  • Fri, July 11, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Sun, July 20, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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?

  • Fri, July 11, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

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

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

  • Sat, July 12, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 21, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

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

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

  • Sat, July 12, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Sun, July 13, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Tue, July 22, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Sun, July 13, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Mon, July 14, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Episode #603

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

  • Mon, July 14, 8:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 14, 8:00 PM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 14, 11:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Tue, July 15, 8:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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?

  • Tue, July 15, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Thu, July 24, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Wed, July 16, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Fri, July 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Thu, July 17, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Fri, July 18, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Sun, July 27, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Uss Thresher/Pete Gray Cartoon/Manhattan Project Letter (#510)

  documents is linked to one of the most secret weapons in the U.S. Cold War arsenal.

  • Sat, July 19, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 28, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• The Spirit of St. Louis/Gary Powers' "Suicide Pin"/Image of Apache Warrior Geronimo (#301)

  In a quest to find who really built the plane's engine, uncover the history of Linburg's flight.

  • Sun, July 20, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Tue, July 29, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Black Star Line Stock Certificates/Mickey Mouse's Origin/Pro-Nazi Newspaper in Texas (#302)

  Could this small figurine be the true origin of the popular cartoon character?

  • Mon, July 21, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 30, 2:00 PM on IPTV-Digital

• Episode #604

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

  • Mon, July 21, 8:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 21, 8:00 PM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 21, 11:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 23, 9:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons/Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon/Chemical Warfare Map (#303)

  Could these drawings be by one of America's most influential political cartoonist?

  • Tue, July 22, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Cherokee Bible/Slave Banjo/United Empire Loyalists (#304)

  A mysterious bible laced with Cherokee writing provides insight to the "Trail of Tears" march.

  • Wed, July 23, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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?

  • Thu, July 24, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• 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.

  • Fri, July 25, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Doc Holliday's Watch/Civil War Female Soldiers/Japanese Internment Camp Artwork (#307)

  Learn the truth behind the OK Corral gunfight and the contributions of women during the Civil War.

  • Sat, July 26, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Hermann Goering's Shotgun/Calf Creek Arrow/The Edison House (#308)

  Was this gun owned by the head of the German Luftwaffe. Is this skull an incredible discovery?

  • Sun, July 27, 4:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

• Episode #605

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

  • Mon, July 28, 8:00 PM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 28, 8:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Mon, July 28, 11:00 PM on IPTV-Digital
  • Wed, July 30, 9:00 AM on IPTV-Digital

Past Episodes

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

• Episode #601
• 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)
• Body in the Basement/Newport U-Boat/Shippen Golf Club (#212)
• 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)
• The Love Dish, Rebel Gun, Prison Plaque (#110)
• Sheridan's House, Mark Twain Watch, Prisoner Poem (#109)
• Ventriloquist Dummy/Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot/34 Star Flag (#108)
• The Depot That Made Dallas, Mexican Peso, Pirate Spyglass (#107)
• John Brown's Letters, Japanese House, Poems (#106)
• Portrait of George Washington, Patty Cannon, Trumpet (#104)
• Charles W. Morgan Whaling Ship, Witch's House, Jigsaw Puzzle (#103)
• Bonnie & Clyde, Al Ringling Theater, Sears Home (#102)
• Fire Station, Face Artifact, Pop Lloyd's Baseball Field (#101)

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