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?
  • 1775 Almanac, Exercise Records, Moon Museum: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    1775 Almanac, Exercise Records, Moon Museum

    S9 Ep9 |
    A family diary of the Revolution, a 20s media fitness guru, and is Warhol art on the moon?
  • Marion Carpenter Camera, Drug Smuggling Doll, Florida Map: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Marion Carpenter Camera, Drug Smuggling Doll, Florida Map

    S9 Ep8 |
    A first in White House photography, a doll used to smuggle drugs, an early map of Florida.
  • Hot Town Poster, Andrew Jackson Mouth, and Modoc Basket: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hot Town Poster, Andrew Jackson Mouth, and Modoc Basket

    S9 Ep7 |
    An angry poster from the violent 60s, reuniting a broken statue, and a heroine's basket.
  • Japanese Cane, Revolutionary Telescope & I.W. Baker's...: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Japanese Cane, Revolutionary Telescope & I.W. Baker's...

    S9 Ep6 |
    An internment camp cane, the spyglass that saw revolution and a rare gold rush relic.
  • Top Secret Drone, Roosevelt's War Club & Clara Barton Letter: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Top Secret Drone, Roosevelt's War Club & Clara Barton Letter

    S9 Ep5 |
    A WWII prototype drone, a war memento for Teddy Roosevelt and a letter from Clara Barton.
  • Civil War Letters, Aviation Fabric & African American...: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Civil War Letters, Aviation Fabric & African American...

    S9 Ep4 |
    A story of two Civil War letters, mystery aviation autographs & a 1950s black comic book.
  • John Brown Spear, US Bullet in Siberia & Ronald McDonald...: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    John Brown Spear, US Bullet in Siberia & Ronald McDonald...

    S9 Ep3 |
    A spear from John Brown's raid, America's Siberian war and Ronald McDonald's first suit.
  • Propaganda Leaflet,Tiffany Window & Spanish Civil War Eulogy: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Propaganda Leaflet,Tiffany Window & Spanish Civil War Eulogy

    S9 Ep2 |
    Decoding a propaganda leaflet, the women behind Tiffany and a father's forgotten tribute.

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

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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