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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

  • Manhattan Project; Galleon Shipwreck; Creole Poems

    Invention may have been used to build the atomic bomb; a 23-pound block of beeswax; French manuscript could be love poems. (60 minutes)

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  • 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. (60 minutes)

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  • 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. (60 minutes)

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