History Detectives - Season 5

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Episodes

3-D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amon 'n' Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting

Season 5Episode 160 min

3-D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amon 'n' Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting

The fifth season begins with a portable projection screen that may have been used by President Kennedy to view spy photos during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also: an aluminum record that might contain an original recording of the “Amos 'n' Andy” program; and a painting that may have been an original portrait used in the women's suffrage movement.

Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin

Season 5Episode 260 min

Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin

A possible Colonial-era $6 bill found by a Nebraska family; and a British 10-shilling note said to have been signed by FDR, Winston Churchill and George Patton. Also: A North Carolina woman has a pin she claims was made from metal taken from the Liberty Bell.

GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell

Season 5Episode 360 min

GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell

A fight bell that may have been used in a Jack Dempsey boxing match; a photo that may depict white Civil War soldiers standing with two black men, all of whom are thought to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Also: a document that may have Thomas Jefferson's signature on it, along with a pledge that would help finance a school.

Atocha Spanish Silver; Lucy Parsons Book; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter

Season 5Episode 460 min

Atocha Spanish Silver; Lucy Parsons Book; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter

Two bars of silver that may have been from a Spanish ship that went down off Florida; a book that might have belonged to social activist Lucy Parsons; a typewriter that may have belonged to WWII journalist Ernie Pyle.

Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe

Season 5Episode 560 min

Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe

Movie posters for a film that might contain footage of fighting during the Mexican Revolution; and an autograph book that may have signatures from Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Also: a robe that might have belonged to Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, who led troops during the American Revolution.

NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon

Season 5Episode 660 min

NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon

A square of fabric that may have been part of an NC-4 aircraft, which was the first to fly across the Atlantic; and an altimeter that might have been part of the XF-11 aircraft flown by Howard Hughes in 1946. Also: a piece of material that may have been part of a Civil War-era hot-air balloon designed for the U.S. Army.

Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle

Season 5Episode 760 min

Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle

Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; USS Indianapolis

Season 5Episode 860 min

Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; USS Indianapolis

Bill Pickett Saddle; McKinley Casket Flag; Hitler Films

Season 5Episode 960 min

Bill Pickett Saddle; McKinley Casket Flag; Hitler Films

USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter

Season 5Episode 1060 min

USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter

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