History Detectives - Season 8
Season 8
Network
Episodes11
DatesJuni 21, 2010 - Sept. 6, 2010
Episodes
Season 8Episode 160 min
Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum
Was this magnetic boot designed to allow walking in space? Could a three-inch square of metallic material be part of America's first satellite program? Did the Apollo 12 space mission smuggle Andy Warhol's artwork to the moon?
Juni 21, 2010
Season 8Episode 260 min
Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin
Iwo Jima Map - What role did this map play in one of WWII’s fiercest battles?
Copperhead Cane - How did this cane inspire a fiery political movement that threatened Lincoln’s presidency?
Theremin - How did this strange instrument help spark a rock n’ roll revolution?
Juni 28, 2010
Season 8Episode 360 min
Lauste Film Clip; Baker's Gold; Transatlantic Cable
A collector who may possess part of the first talking movie; a Cape Cod beachcomber's discovery of what may be a section of the first transatlantic cable. Also: the story behind sketches of five- and eight-pound gold nuggets.
Juli 5, 2010
Season 8Episode 460 min
Barton Letter; Andrew Jackson's Mouth; 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.
Juli 12, 2010
Season 8Episode 560 min
Cromwell Dixon; Bartlett Sketchbook; Duke Ellington Plates
Cromwell Dixon: A four-inch square of fabric tells the story of one of America's first barnstorming pilots. Bartlett Sketchbook: Does this sketchbook illustrate scenes from the first ever US-Mexican border survey? Duke Ellington Plates (R): Could this dumpster find be the printing plates for Duke Ellington's hit "Take the A Train"?
Juli 19, 2010
Season 8Episode 660 min
Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
Korean War Letter: What does this letter reveal about a forgotten act of heroism during the final days of the Korean War?
Diana: How did this alleged lesbian autobiography escape censorship in the 1930’s?
Lookout Mountain Painting: What can this painting tell us about a turning point in the Civil War?
Juli 26, 2010
Season 8Episode 760 min
St.Valentine's Day Massacre; G. Washington Miniature; Stalag 17 Portrait
St.Valentine's Day Massacre: Family lore says their shotgun played a role in the Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
G. Washington Miniature: Why is this miniature of Washington more than a piece of art?
Stalag 17 Portrait: A portrait sketched in a WWII prison leads to a meeting 65 years later.
Aug. 9, 2010
Season 8Episode 860 min
Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold
Hot Town Poster: What role did this striking poster play in the explosive events of 1960s America?
Face Jug: Did the artist mean to scare someone with the grimace on this face jug?
Lost City of Gold: What does the inscription on a rock tell us about when Spain first arrived in America?
Aug. 16, 2010
Season 8Episode 960 min
Jackie Robinson All-Stars, Modoc Basket, Special Agent Five
JACKIE ROBINSON SCORECARD
What does this scorecard reveal about the desegregation of our national pastime?
MODOC BASKET
What tales does this basket weave of the heroism of an American-Indian woman?
SPECIAL AGENT FIVE
How did this tale of robbery and murder help FBI director J. Edgar Hoover consolidate his power?
Aug. 23, 2010
Season 8Episode 1060 min
WB Cartoons; Galvez Papers; Mussolini's Dagger
WB Cartoons:This box of cartoon drawings and cels tells an unexpected story about animation's early days. Galvez Papers: Why did a regional governor care enough about a slave to sign her emancipation papers? Mussolini's Dagger: Did this dagger once belong to Benito Mussolini?
Aug. 30, 2010
Season 8Episode 1160 min
Chicago Clock; Universal Friends; War Dogs
Chicago Clock: How could one clock regulate time for an entire region, and is this it? Universal Friends: A document seems connected to an early controversial religion, the first founded by an American-born woman. War Dogs: What went wrong during a WWII dog-training program on Cat Island?
Sept. 6, 2010
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