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Episode
54:41
History Detectives
HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
Episode
54:41
History Detectives
HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
Episode
53:41
History Detectives
Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
"History Detectives" tells four stories of our nation's beginning.
Episode
53:09
History Detectives
Mysteries from the Wild West
The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West. Did a biography of legendary frontiersman Kit Carson once belong to members of his family?
Episode
52:31
History Detectives
Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
What are the details behind the heroic acts pictured in a poster about two African-American soldiers in World War I? Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) helps find the answer.
Episode
53:16
History Detectives
Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger
Can "History Detectives" return the diary of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier to that veteran's family? U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta takes part in the exchange.
Episode
53:11
History Detectives
Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys
In this episode, was this picture frame was crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither?
Episode
53:21
History Detectives
Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
Country star Clint Black is floored by what he learns about his book of wanted posters.
Episode
53:09
History Detectives
Dylan Goes Electric, Beatles Autograph & Frank Zappa Collage
An all rock-and-roll episode featuring stories on Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Frank Zappa.
Episode
55:10
History Detectives
Chandler Tintype, Hollywood Indian Ledger, Harlem Heirs
Slave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights.