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

• Club Continental business card may reveal details about California's prohibition-era underground; shotgun may have been used in the St. Valentine's Day massacre; Franklin D. Roosevelt appears on the guest list for a Society Circus. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Dec. 09, 2025 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• A rare Civil War photograph; whether Hollywood fairly paid Native Americans; an ornate stock certificate refers to the early days of Harlem. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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• Frank Zappa Collage; Beatles Autographs; Bob Dylan Guitar

  Electric Fender Stratocaster that may have been used by Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival; autographs allegedly signed during the Beatles' 1964 tour of the U.S. (60 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 @ 9:00PM ET	WNIT2 34.2	Stereo

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