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

• Fiery Cross; Civil War Deringers; Motown Amp

  The search for a man whose name is engraved on a rare matched set of Civil War-era pistols; the story behind an old 78 rpm; a battered Ampeg B-15 amp. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2026 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• Clint Black's turn-of-the-20th-century book of wanted posters; whether a piece of molten metal came from a B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

  See our full program schedule.

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