History Detectives
TV-PG
8.7
2003
Documentary
A group of researchers help people to find answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure. It devotes itself "to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."
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Episode 11 : Slave Songbook; Josh White Guitar; Birthplace of Hip Hop
February. 23,2008
Slave Songbook - Are these tattered pages the earliest record of music created by slaves?
Josh White Guitar - What role did this guitar play in the transformation of the music industry in the 1960's?
Birthplace of Hip Hop - Did this Bronx apartment building give birth to a culture that now spans the globe?
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Episode 10 : Blueprint Special; Monroe Letter; Atocha Spanish Silver
September. 15,2008
Blueprint Special: Did this record play a dramatic role in the Allied victory during the Second World War?
Monroe Letter: Does this letter link America's fifth President to the high seas piracy of U.S. merchant ships in the early 1800s?
Atocha Spanish Silver: What is the meaning of these markings on a silver bar discovered in the wreck of the Spanish ship?
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Episode 9 : Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting
September. 08,2008
Shipwreck Cannons: Are these the last remains of a navy schooner that fought in a border dispute with the mighty British Empire?
Connecticut Farmhouse: How is this Connecticut farmhouse connected to the assassination of a Russian tsar?
Kahlil Gibran Painting: Is this painting an unknown work by an immigrant poet whose words inspired an American generation?
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Episode 8 : John Adams Book; Mankato Spoon; NC-4: First Across the Atlantic
August. 18,2008
John Adams Book: Do these tattered pages open the book on a President who built a nation even as his own son fell into ruin?
Mankato Spoon: What does this delicate silver spoon have to do with the largest mass execution in American history?
NC-4: First Across the Atlantic: Is this piece of fabric a remnant from the first transatlantic flight, eight years before Lindbergh?
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Episode 7 : Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse
August. 11,2008
Black Tom Shell: Is this shell from a devastating act of foreign sabotage on American soil?
USS Olympia Glass: Could this farmhouse door have sailed into battle in one of the country's greatest naval victories?
Front Street Blockhouse: Did this unassuming house once protect an American colony from attack almost 300 years ago?
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Episode 6 : GAR Photograph; Bill Pickett Saddle; Hitler Films
August. 04,2008
GAR Photograph: How did two African Americans come to be part of this photograph of about 20 older white men in Reconstructionist-era America?
Bill Pickett Saddle: Did this saddle ride into cowboy history with one of rodeo's most daring innovators?
Hitler Films: Could these rusting film canisters contain unknown footage of one of the 20th century's most heinous murderers?
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Episode 5 : Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell
July. 28,2008
Hindenburg Artifact Was this device snatched from the burning wreckage of the ill-fated zeppelin?
Bonus Army Stamp: Is this stamp connected to a moment when the U.S. Army advanced with fixed bayonets against fellow soldiers in the nation’s capital?
Dempsey Fight Bell: Is this the bell that sat ringside at the world's first boxing superstar's legendary match?
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Episode 4 : China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery
July. 21,2008
China Marine Jacket: Can the symbols on this unusual item of clothing identify a marine who may have witnessed a Chinese paradise tumbling into disaster?
Airstream Caravan: Was this mobile home part of a modern-day wagon train halfway across the world?
Lincoln Forgery: Could this piece of sheet music have come from Abraham Lincoln's private collection?
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Episode 3 : Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Program; Camp David Letter
July. 14,2008
Japanese Balloon Bomb: Is this scrap of fabric evidence of a secret wartime attack on the United States' mainland?
Society Circus Program: Why are some of New York's wealthiest planning a high society circus at the very depth of the Great Depression?
Camp David Letter: Could a box found in a dumpster hold information about the founding of a top-secret Presidential retreat?
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Episode 2 : Red Hand Flag; Seth Eastman Painting; Isleton Tong
July. 07,2008
Red Hand Flag: Is this peculiar flag one that African-American soldiers marched under in the war to end all wars?
Seth Eastman Painting: Is this painting an original depiction of Native American life from one of the premiere painters of the American West?
Isleton Tong: Was this building a safe haven for persecuted immigrants, or a hub for organized crime?
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Episode 1 : WWII Diary; Annie Oakley Coin; 1856 Mormon Tale
June. 30,2008
WWII Diary: Does this diary hold the key to understanding the fate of a missing bomber pilot from World War II?
Annie Oakley Coin: Was this coin a target for one of the Wild West's most popular female sharpshooters?
1856 Mormon Tale: Is this tattered book a true account of female slavery in the old West?
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Seasons
Season 11
The 11th season of "History Detectives" premiered on July 1st, 2014. In past seasons, several mysteries were explored in each episode. This season however, "History Detectives" has been reformatted to focus on one iconic mystery per episode and the show is now called "History Detectives Special Investigations".
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