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History Detectives | Season 8, Episode 2 | PBS

Duration: 55:10 (Full Program)
Program: History Detectives #802
Broadcast Date: Jun. 28, 2010

Iwo Jima Map: Did a Japanese map found during World War II play a role in the Battle of Iwo Jima? Copperhead Cane: Tracing the Civil War-era history of cane topped with a coiled snake. Theremin: Is an instrument owned by a New Mexico man one of the few built by Leon Theremin himself?

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Post Date: June 30, 2010