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History Detectives - Season 5, Episode 5

Season 5, Episode 5 Season 5, Episode 5
Does a movie poster reveal a bizzare alliance between an American filmmaker and a Mexican revolutionary? Why do the names of some of the America's most powerful leaders appear in a cabaret singer's autograph book? Did a preacher's robe once conceal a rebel's military uniform?
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1366365632/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Does a movie poster reveal a bizzare alliance between an American filmmaker and a Mexican revolutionary? Why do the names of some of the America's most powerful leaders appear in a cabaret singer's autograph book? Did a preacher's robe once conceal a rebel's military uniform? /episodes/get/1434 /episode/1434 History Detectives: Season 5, Episode 5 /episode-player/1434
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Mysteries from the Wild West
Mysteries from the Wild West
We investigate four stories from the American West. Did this biography of legendary frontiersman Kit Carson once belong to members of his family? Then, a rodeo saddle tells the story of movie stuntman Yakima Canutt. Discover the meaning behind an inscription on sheet music of the popular western...
Air date: 04/02/2013 Watch
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Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
In this episode, Eduardo investigates the life story behind with a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old ?negro girl.? Gwen traces a powder horn from a muddy Minnesota field to the American Revolution. Elyse asks what role a handwritten score played in the creation of our national anthem. Finally, notes...
Air date: 01/08/2013 Watch
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Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
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In this episode, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer helps us find the details behind the heroic acts pictured in a poster about two WWI African American soldiers. Then, do we have a hand-drawn map of Valley Forge that George Washington used during the American Revolution? Finally we investigate an early...
Air date: 10/09/2012 Watch
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Japanese Cane, Revolutionary Telescope & I.W. Baker's...
Japanese Cane, Revolutionary Telescope & I.W. Baker's...
In this episode, can the Japanese characters carved into this cane unlock the mystery of a family's past in a World War II relocation camp? Elyse Luray tries to trace an unusual wooden telescope to its Revolution-era ancestor. And Wes Cowan explores a story of California Gold Rush hype in the...
Air date: 07/26/2011 Watch
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Season 7, Episode 1
Season 7, Episode 1
Did Thomas Edison invent this machine to unlock the secrets of the dead? What went wrong on Cat Island? Was the owner of this watch fob witness to Francisco "Pancho" Villa's infamous 1916 raid?
Air date: 06/22/2009 Watch
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