History Detectives
(visit website)| Ch. | Title | Description | # | Day | Date | Time | Length | RPT | CC | DVS | AD MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | History Detectives | Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) discusses the heroism of two African American soldiers on a World War I poster; a hand-drawn map of Valley Forge used by George Washington during the American Revolution is examined; a Tucson man who claims he own one of the first transistor radios ever made is interviewed; and, a Washington man wonders whether a business card ties his father to Prohibition-era underworld crime. (7 of 9) WEB LINK |
1007 | SA | 05/04/13 | 02:00am | 00:56:46 | (RPT) | × | × | ST |
| 36.1 | Chicago Clock, Universal Friends, War Dog Letter | A Michigan woman wonders if her family clock kept time for the entire Midwest during the 19th century. Host Elyse Luray investigates. Gwen Wright examines a document that seems connected to an early controversial religion--the first religion founded by an American-born woman. Tukufu Zuberi heads to Cat Island, near Gulfport, MS to find out what went wrong with a WWII dog-training program there. WEB LINK |
811 | WE | 06/12/13 | 09:00pm | 00:56:46 | - | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.1 | Airplane Parts/Civil War Cannon/Rodeo Saddle | Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagan to a forbidden Hawaiian island where he finds a heroic story often overshadowed by the raid on Pearl Harbor. Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right cannon. An early 20th century saddle puts Wes Cowan on the trail of rodeo champion Yakima Cunutt. WEB LINK |
901 | WE | 06/19/13 | 09:00pm | 00:56:45 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.1 | Ww II Propaganda Leaflet/Watercolor/Spanish Civil | Wes Cowan decodes the message and the strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. Then, Gwen Wright traces a cherished family heirloom, a watercolor, to the world of Tiffany stained glass. Tukufu Zuberi unites a nephew and a son of soldiers killed during the Spanish Civil War. WEB LINK |
902 | WE | 06/26/13 | 09:00pm | 00:56:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |
| 36.2 | History Detectives | Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) discusses the heroism of two African American soldiers on a World War I poster; a hand-drawn map of Valley Forge used by George Washington during the American Revolution is examined; a Tucson man who claims he own one of the first transistor radios ever made is interviewed; and, a Washington man wonders whether a business card ties his father to Prohibition-era underworld crime. (7 of 9) WEB LINK |
1007 | SA | 05/04/13 | 02:00am | 00:56:46 | (RPT) | (CC) | × | ST |