History Detectives

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10x1
Bob Dylan Guitar; Beatles Autographs; Frank Zappa Collage
Episode overview
The Season 10 premiere investigates the history of an electric guitar to determine if Bob Dylan played it at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Also: possible Beatle autographs from 1964 .. show full overview
10x2
Civil War-era pistols; KKK records; Motown Amp
Episode overview
A matched set of Civil War-era pistols; a 78 rpm record from KKK Records that features the songs "The Bright Fiery Cross" and "The Jolly Old Klansman." Also: Eduardo Pagán attempts to .. show full overview
10x3
Book of Rogues; Empire State Crash; Forbidden Pinup
Episode overview
Country star Clint Black learns about an old book of wanted posters that he owns. Also: a chunk of molten metal that may be from a B-25 bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building .. show full overview
10x4
Bird of War; Lincoln Oath; War Spoils of a Peace Chief
Episode overview
Whether two patches that feature a symbol of a bird dropping a bomb are from a World War II unit; if a neckpiece and leggings belonged to Chief Black Kettle, a Cheyenne leader; whether a .. show full overview
10x5
Titanic Picture Frame; Woolworth Signs; Nazi Spy Toys
Episode overview
Is this picture frame a piece from the Titanic, Lusitania or neither? Were these signs part of the scene in an early victory for Civil Rights? Did a Nazi spy buy these toy soldiers?
10x6
Vietnam Diary; Bootlegger’s Notebook; Hollywood Ledger
Episode overview
A North Vietnamese soldier's diary; Notebook with recipes for large volumes of liquor; ledger sheds light on how American Indian actors were treated in Hollywood.
10x7
Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
Episode overview
World War I poster; a map of Valley Forge that George Washington may have used during the American Revolution; Transistor radio; business card may tie a man's father to Prohibition-era underworld crime.
10x8
Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
Episode overview
A bill of sale for a 17-year-old black girl; powder horn; handwritten score helps make "Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem; 1775 almanac.
10x9
Mysteries from the Wild West
Episode overview
A Kit Carson biography that may have belonged to his family members; a saddle linked to Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt; "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" sheet music with curious inscription; a .. show full overview
10x10
3-D Cuban Missile Crisis
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