History Detectives

Investigate gaps in national history and cultural legends with the country's top sleuths.

Episodes

  • HDSI - Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    HDSI - Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?

    S11 Ep4 |
    Notorious teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared without a trace in 1975. Was he murdered?
  • HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders

    S11 Ep3 |
    Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas.
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    HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller

    S11 Ep2 |
    In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
  • HDSI - Civil War Sabotage? : asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?

    S11 Ep1 |
    The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
  • 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    3-D Cuban Missile Crisis

    S5 Ep1 |
    Investigating a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections.
  • Mysteries from the Wild West: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Mysteries from the Wild West

    S10 Ep8 |
    The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West.
  • Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner

    S10 Ep9 |
    Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl".
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    Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio

    S10 Ep7 |
    U.S. Senator Charles Schumer helps Tukufu track down the true story behind a WWI poster.
  • Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger : asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger

    S10 Ep6 |
    Wes searches for the family of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier.

Specials

  • Season 7, Episode 11: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 11

    Duke Ellington Plates; "Scottsboro Boys" Stamp; Civil War Bridge
  • Season 7, Episode 10: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7, Episode 10

    Stalag 17 Portrait; Seadrome; Black Tom Shell
  • Season 7 Highlights: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Season 7 Highlights

    Investigating strange and mysterious objects from the past.
  • Camp David Letter: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Camp David Letter

    Could this box hold information about the founding of a secret Presidential retreat?
  • Elyse Luray on Being a History Detective: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Elyse Luray on Being a History Detective

    Elyse covers the tough questions about being on the History Detectives beat.

About History Detectives

America's top gumshoes are on the case to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Exploring historical objects and the stories behind them, History Detectives crisscrosses the country delving into legends, folklore and personal histories to discover potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes.

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