History Detectives

Description

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.

Upcoming Episodes

• Andrew Jackson's Mouth; Barton Letter; Spybook

  Sculpture piece may be part of one that featured Andrew Jackson; Clara Barton letter; a notebook may have belonged to a World War I spy. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Aug. 05, 2025 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• Cromwell Dixon; Bartlett Sketchbook; Duke Ellington Plates

  Pilot Cromwell Dixon was America's youngest barnstormer; sketchbook may illustrate the first U.S.-Mexican border survey; metal plates could be the first copy of "Take the A Train." (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

  See our full program schedule.

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