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History Detectives
"History Detectives" returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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History Detectives
History Detectives
Civil War Bridge
Winter 1865: the final stages of General Sherman's bloody march through the south. In an effort to protect the vital railroad hub Confederate soldiers destroy the remaining bridge over Broad River.
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History Detectives
History Detectives
Stalag 17 Portrait
A portrait sketched in a WWII prison leads to a meeting 65 years later.
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History Detectives
History Detectives
WPA Mural Studies
Are six large paintings part of a mural project commissioned by the WPA?
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History Detectives
History Detectives
Mussolini Dagger
Could a World War II souvenir be a dagger that belonged to Benito Mussolini?
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History Detectives
History Detectives
Hindenburg Artifact
Was this device snatched from the burning wreckage of the ill-fated zeppelin?
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