Video: History Detectives
HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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History Detectives | Bartlett's Sketchbook | PBS (#805)
How did these pencil sketches help define the shape of America? 17:40
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History Detectives | N.E.A.R Device | PBS (#708)
Was this device invented to help Americans believe they could survive a nuclear attack? 16:48
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History Detectives | Lookout Mountain Painting | PBS (#806)
What can this painting tell us about a turning point in the Civil War? 14:27
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History Detectives | St Valentine's Day Massacre | PBS (#807)
Was this weapon fired in one of the nation's most infamous crimes? 18:09
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History Detectives | Korean War Letter | PBS (#806)
What does this letter reveal about a forgotten act of heroism during the Korean War? 18:14
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History Detectives | Lost City of Gold | PBS (#808)
What can these carved letters reveal about the first explorers to visit the Southwest? 18:16
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History Detectives | Face Jug | PBS (#808)
What does this ceramic face reveal about a captive people's search for identity? 14:49
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History Detectives | Special Agent Five | PBS (#809)
How did this tale of robbery and murder help FBI director Hoover consolidate his power? 15:39
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History Detectives | Modoc Basket | PBS (#809)
What tales does this basket weave of the heroism of an American-Indian woman? 17:07
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History Detectives | Galvez Papers | PBS (#810)
What do these pages reveal about a revolutionary war hero's role in a love affair? 15:42
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History Detectives | Universal Friends | PBS (#811)
What can this document reveal about a controversial religious group? 17:42
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History Detectives | Mussolini's Dagger | PBS (#810)
Did a World War II GI return home with Mussolini's dagger? 17:03
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History Detectives | Lauste Film Clip | PBS (#803)
How is this odd strip of film connected to the invention of talking movies? 17:22
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History Detectives | Diana | PBS (#806)
How did this alleged lesbian autobiography escape censorship in the 1930's? 17:53
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History Detectives | WB Cartoons | PBS (#810)
What can this artwork tell us about the beginnings of some of our cartoon characters? 16:57
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History Detectives | Chicago Clock | PBS (#811)
What role did this clock play in keeping 19th century America running on time? 15:24
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History Detectives | Jackie Robinson Scorecard | PBS (#809)
What does this scorecard reveal about the desegregation of our national pastime? 16:27
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History Detectives | Hot Town Poster | PBS (#808)
What role did this striking poster play in the explosive events of 1960s America? 17:38
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History Detectives | Theremin | PBS (#802)
Is an instrument owned by a New Mexico man one of the few built by Leon Theremin himself? 16:49
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History Detectives | Clara Barton Letter | PBS (#804)
What does this letter reveal about America's early efforts to honor its war dead? 17:31
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