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History Detectives
Season 8, Episode 9
Season 8
Episode 9
Jackie Robinson All-Stars: Does a Jackie Robinson All-Stars scorecard signal early steps toward integration of MLB? Modoc Basket: How does a basket connect us to a woman congress honored as a heroine of the Indian Wars of the West? Special Agent Five: Why did J. Edgar Hoover endorse a radio script based on an FBI case?
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54:41
Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas.
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54:41
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
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54:41
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
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53:41
Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl".
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53:09
The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West.
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52:31
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer helps Tukufu track down the true story behind a WWI poster.
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53:16
Wes searches for the family of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier.
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53:11
Was this picture frame crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither?
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53:21
Country star Clint Black is floored by what he learns about his book of wanted posters.
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53:09
An all rock-and-roll episode featuring stories on Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Frank Zappa.
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55:10
Slave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights.
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55:10
Underworld calling card, Gang massacre shotgun, and High Society in the Depression.