History Detectives

3-D Cuban Missile Crisis

A woman in Portland, Oregon, has a portable projection screen that may have helped save the Free World. It came her way with a letter stating that in 1962, it was borrowed from a club of 3-D photography enthusiasts in Dayton, Ohio, to show President John F. Kennedy the aerial spy photos that helped him resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis.

3-D Cuban Missile Crisis

56m 46s

A woman in Portland, Oregon, has a portable projection screen that may have helped save the Free World. It came her way with a letter stating that in 1962, it was borrowed from a club of 3-D photography enthusiasts in Dayton, Ohio, to show President John F. Kennedy the aerial spy photos that helped him resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Previews + Extras

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    Preview: Cuban Missile Crisis connections

    S5 E1 - 30s

    The detectives investigate a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections, what could be an early "Amos 'n' Andy" record and a painting with potential ties to women's suffrage. 8/6/2013

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