Season 7, Episode 11
Could these music plates be the originals for "Take the A Train?" How is a stamp connected to the landmark civil rights case of the "Scottsboro Boys?" Has the discovery of an old bridge abutment changed the location of an historic site?
Episodes
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HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders
S11 E3 - 54m 41s
Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas. Can modern forensics help the History Detectives crack the case?
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HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
S11 E2 - 54m 41s
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen or heard from again. Can the History Detectives find out what happened?
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HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?
S11 E1 - 54m 41s
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people. Was the disaster a result of Civil War sabotage?
Extras + Features
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HDSI: Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa
S11 E4 - 31s
While others have concentrated on locating Hoffa’s body, the History Detectives are after the answer to the more important question: Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?”
Schedule
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History Detectives
Sunday
Sep 25
1 Hour
Airplane engine parts; Civil War cannon; a 20th-century saddle may have belonged to a rodeo cowboy who created the role of the Hollywood stuntman. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Sep 25
1 Hour
U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet; Tiffany window artists; two descendants of Spanish Civil War soldiers unite. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Sep 25
1 Hour
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I; Ronald McDonald costume. -
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History Detectives
St. Valentine's Day Massacre; George Washington Miniature; Stalag 17
Monday
Sep 26
1 Hour
A 12-gauge shotgun may have been part of the St. Valentine's Day massacre; miniature painting of George Washington's profile. -
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History Detectives
Hot Town Poster; Face Jug; Lost City of Gold
Tuesday
Sep 27
1 Hour
A poster suggests a battle is brewing; face jug; an inscription may indicate when Spanish settlers first arrived in America. -
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History Detectives
Jackie Robinson All-Stars; Modoc Basket; Special Agent Five
Wednesday
Sep 28
1 Hour
A 1940s Jackie Robinson All-Stars scorecard; meaning of the name Toby, worked into the weave of a basket; why J. Edgar Hoover endorsed a radio script. -
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History Detectives
WB Cartoons; Galvez Papers; Mussolini Dagger
Thursday
Sep 29
1 Hour
A box of cartoon drawings and cels tells a story of the early days of animation; why a regional governor signed a slave's emancipation papers. -
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History Detectives
Chicago Clock; Universal Friends; War Dog Letter
Friday
Sep 30
1 Hour
A clock may have kept time for the entire Midwest during the 19th century; a document connected to a religious sect founded by a woman does not include her name. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Oct 2
1 Hour
U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet; Tiffany window artists; two descendants of Spanish Civil War soldiers unite. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Oct 2
1 Hour
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I; Ronald McDonald costume. -
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History Detectives
Monday
Oct 3
1 Hour
Airplane engine parts; Civil War cannon; a 20th-century saddle may have belonged to a rodeo cowboy who created the role of the Hollywood stuntman. -
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History Detectives
Tuesday
Oct 4
1 Hour
U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet; Tiffany window artists; two descendants of Spanish Civil War soldiers unite. -
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History Detectives
Wednesday
Oct 5
1 Hour
A raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I; Ronald McDonald costume. -
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History Detectives
Thursday
Oct 6
1 Hour
A Civil War soldier's letter; fabric from an aircraft could be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky; 1950s comic book "Negro Romance." -
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History Detectives
Friday
Oct 7
1 Hour
A propeller from a World War II drone; wooden club may belong to Theodore Roosevelt; letter possibly written by Clara Barton voices concern about a soldier. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Oct 9
1 Hour
Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts. The hosts include appraiser Wes Cowan, art historian Elyse Luray, and authors and professors Gwen Wright and Tukufu Zuberi. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Oct 9
1 Hour
Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts. The hosts include appraiser Wes Cowan, art historian Elyse Luray, and authors and professors Gwen Wright and Tukufu Zuberi. -
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History Detectives
Sunday
Oct 9
1 Hour
Digging deeper into the complexities of historical mysteries, this popular PBS program uses traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies and old-fashioned legwork to provide new insights into our national history, and oftentimes presents a human story associated with age-old artifacts. The hosts include appraiser Wes Cowan, art historian Elyse Luray, and authors and professors Gwen Wright and Tukufu Zuberi. -
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History Detectives
Monday
Oct 10
1 Hour
Japanese characters carved into a cane may unlock a family's past in a World War II relocation camp; wooden telescope; drawing of an eight-pound gold nugget. -
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History Detectives
Tuesday
Oct 11
1 Hour
A 1960s poster suggests a battle between citizens and police; carving of Andrew Jackson; a basket tells the story of a Modoc War heroine.
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