History Detectives RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.orgen-ushttp://watch.thirteen.orgWed, 16 May 2012 16:44:29 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:29 -0400http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2035065653/HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate a Civil War soldier's letter, fabric from an aircraft that could be linked to Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky, and a 1950s comic book Negro Romance. 10/25/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2035065653/07/01/2011Airs Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWar & ConflictWar & ConflictAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2031867592/Wes Cowan investigates a raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry. Eduardo Pagan wonders why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I and Elyse Luray sizes up a Ronald McDonald costume. 10/18/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2031867592/06/29/2011Airs Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2152291788/What is the relationship behind the two men in this photo? Both wear Confederate uniforms, one is white, the other black. Did slaves fight in the Confederate army? What will this ledger tell us about how Hollywood treated Indian actors? And who are the Harlem Heirs, and what stake does this 1892 stock certificate give them in Harlem real estate?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2152291788/10/12/2011Slave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2147810831/Wes Cowan opens up the story behind a rare Civil War photograph. Was the black man in the Confederate uniform slave or free? Did Hollywood treat the Indians listed in a payment ledger fairly? What can an ornate stock certificate tell us about the earliest days of developing Harlem? 10/11/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2147810831/10/04/2011Premieres Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146512098/Who were "Two Lance and Wife" and "Luke Big Turnip and Wife?" And why did the New York Motion Picture Company pay them each week? Two California teens found the 1914 ledger in their great grandfather's attic. They ask HISTORY DETECTIVES host Eduardo Pagan to find out how these Native Americans earned their pay. Did Hollywood treat them fairly?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146512098/10/05/2011What will this ledger tell us about how Hollywood treated Indian actors?nrFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146305163/In this extraordinary Civil War tintype, two men sit side by side, one white, the other black, both wearing Confederate uniforms, both holding weapons. Descendants of the men in this photo ask: Could a slave be a soldier in the Confederate army? Wes Cowan dusts off years of dueling family legends to reveal the facts behind the men in this photo.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146305163/10/12/2011In this rare photo of a black man in a Confederate uniform, was he soldier or slave?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2152291793/This ornate 1892 stock certificate bears the name Harlem Associated Heirs Title Company. It includes a detailed map of New York's Harlem. Who are the Harlem Associated Heirs? And does this stock certificate give them a stake in Harlem real estate? This investigation takes HISTORY DETECTIVES host Gwen Wright to an often forgotten chapter of Harlem's history.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2152291793/10/12/2011What stake does this 1892 stock certificate give the Harlem Heirs in Harlem real estate?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146335184/Our Prohibition Era episode: Why does our contributor's father have a Club Continental business card? What did Fred Nicolls do for this glitzy LA underworld night club? Then was this shotgun used in the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre? And why was FDR on the celebrity list for this Society Circus benefit?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146335184/09/27/2011Underworld calling card, Gang massacre shotgun, and High Society in the Depression.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2129367176/Eduardo uses a business card to uncover California underground secrets. Can Elyse link a shotgun to a bloody gang massacre? And Gwen finds ties between a Society Circus and FDR's New Deal. 9/27/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2129367176/09/14/2011Premieres Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146335171/Richard Nicholls has a Club Continental business card with his father's name on it. Club Continental was a glitzy night club known as a hub of the LA underworld. What did Fred Nicholls do for Club Continental? Does this have anything to do with his prison term for violating the Prohibition Act?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2146335171/09/27/2011What job did Fred Nicholls do for Club Continental, a hub of LA underworld night life?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099519703/What World War II action earned John Goularte, Sr. this prestigious medal from the Belgian government? Then Elyse Luray follows the path of this pennant to a campaign pivotal in winning American women the right to vote. And, a box of cartoon drawings and cells lead us to the unsung artists in the early days of animation.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099519703/09/21/2011A medal of high honor, pivotal women's voting rights campaign, and unsung cartoon heroes.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126709954/Gwen dissects the mystery behind an ornate Belgian war medal. Elyse traces a pennant to the early battle for the women's vote. And a cartoon cel leads Tukufu to unsung heroes of animation. 9/20/2011http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2126709954/09/12/2011Premieres Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099532957/A purple and gold "Votes For Women" pennant opened our contributor to a side of her grandmother she never knew. Did this pennant belong to her grandmother, Addie Luther Blemly? Was Grandma part of the Women's Suffrage movement? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray traces the pennant to a pivotal time and place in the fight for women's voting rights.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099532957/09/15/2011Elyse Luray tracks this pennant to a pivotal place and time for women's voting rights.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099507524/John Goularte, Jr. found an ornate medal in his father's things after his father died, along with a photograph of his father at an award ceremony in 1951 with a caption explaining the Belgian government bestowed upon him the "Order of Leopold." Goularte asks HISTORY DETECTIVES host Gwen Wright to find out how his father earned such a prestigious medal from the Belgian government.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099507524/09/21/2011How did John Goularte, Sr. earn this prestigious medal from the Belgian government?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2141770312/History Detective Gwen Wright speaks with Si Lewen, a 92-year old veteran of Camp Ritchie. He was trained at a mobile radio broadcasting unit, and talks about his war experience.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2141770312/09/23/2011History Detective Gwen Wright speaks with Si Lewen, a 92-year old veteran of Camp Ritchie.nrHistoryHistorySeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099162889/Elyse uncovers the moving family story behind a 1775 Almanac. Tukufu tries to name a 1920s media exercise guru. And Gwen searches NASA records for "John F," who may have smuggled Andy Warhol's art to the moon. 9/6/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2099162889/08/19/2011Premieres Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097342856/In this episode, the notes scrawled in the margins of this 1775 Almanac give us intimate insights into how loyalties strained families during the Revolution. Then a garage sale find ties a woman to the grandfather she never met. Was he the phonograph exercise guru of the 1920s? And did NASA unwittingly smuggle Andy Warhol art to the moon?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097342856/09/07/2011A family diary of the Revolution, a 20s media fitness guru, and is Warhol art on the moon?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097354664/The voice on these 78rpm records is the grandfather our contributor never met. The 1920s albums play music with Wallace Rogerson giving exercise instructions. She asks HISTORY DETECTIVES host Tukufu Zuberi to tell her more about her grandfather. Was he the Jack LaLanne of the 1920s?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097354664/08/31/2011Who was the man behind these 1920s exercise records? Did he pioneer media fitness?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097324181/The scrawled notes in the margins of this 1775 Almanac give History Detectives host Elyse Luray rare, intimate insight into how conflicting loyalties may have strained personal relationships during the Revolution. Elyse sets out to learn who wrote this diary. What role did the author play in the Revolutionary War?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097324181/09/07/2011The notes in the margins of this 1775 Almanac tell a family's story of the Revolution.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089538464/This episode takes Wes Cowan to the White House. Did the first woman photographer assigned to the White House use this camera to photograph Harry Truman? Then Gwen Wright looks into a Confederate family legend that a child and her doll smuggled medicine behind the Northern blockade. And with labels in French, English and Spanish, what does this map tell us about how Europe colonized Florida?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089538464/08/31/2011A first in White House photography, a doll used to smuggle drugs, an early map of Florida.nrHistoryHistoryWorldWorldHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097086888/The mystery behind a camera takes Wes to the White House pressroom. Did this Civil War doll smuggle medicine past the Northern blockade? A 15th century map tells us more about how Europe colonized Florida. 8/30/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2097086888/08/18/2011Premieres Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089700953/A Confederate family legend says a young girl carried a doll past the Northern blockade with drugs tucked inside its hollow head. The morphine and quinine would aid sick soldiers. Gwen Wright tracks down the story behind 'Nina,' a 'much loved member of the Anderson family' and whether she helped to relieve suffering and save lives during the War Between the States.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089700953/08/31/2011A family legend says a child and this doll smuggled drugs behind the Northern blockade.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089656935/After 15 years of research our contributor cannot make sense of the towns and missions on this Florida Map. The place names are a mixture of French, English and Spanish. Tukufu Zuberi sets out to determine who drew this map and when, and to learn what this map can tell us about how Europe colonized Florida.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089656935/08/25/2011With labels in three languages, what can this map tell about how Europe colonized Florida?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089656921/This episode takes Wes Cowan to the White House. Did the first woman photographer assigned to the White House use this camera to photograph Harry Truman? Then Gwen Wright looks into a Confederate family legend that a child and her doll smuggled medicine behind the Northern blockade. And with labels in French, English and Spanish, what does this map tell us about how Europe colonized Florida?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089656921/08/31/2011Wes Cowan traces the steps of the first woman photographer assigned to the White House.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2096684965/A 1960s poster draws battle lines between "the people" and "the pigs." Elyse reunites a vandalized, centuries old carving of Andrew Jackson. A woven basket tells the story of a Modoc Indian heroine. 8/23/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2096684965/08/17/2011Premieres Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089538497/In this episode, what is the story behind this poster with an angry cop and a clenched fist? "The streets belong to the people. Dig it?" Then, Elyse Luray tries to reunite a vandalized sculpture of President Andrew Jackson. And Wes Cowan finds the name and life of a Native American heroine woven into a Modoc basket.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2089538497/08/24/2011An angry poster from the violent 60s, reuniting a broken statue, and a heroine's basket.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Episodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2063010734/The daughter of a Korean War Veteran looks for the man her father mentioned in a letter. Then, could this be the first widely published lesbian autobiography? A painting depicts a Civil War battle; who painted the scene? 8/9/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2063010734/07/20/2011Airs Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWar & ConflictWar & ConflictPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036857775/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 form of an unusual drawing.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036857775/07/27/2011An internment camp cane, the spyglass that saw revolution and a rare gold rush relic.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042666151/HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate Japanese characters carved into a cane, an unusual wooden telescope and drawings of huge gold nuggets from the Gold Rush era. 7/26/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042666151/07/07/2011Airs Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryEnlightenmentEnlightenmentModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWorldWorldPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036906563/Of the thousands of objects submitted to History Detectives each season, by far the most common are from the Pacific theater of World War II. Gwen Wright explains how many wartime souvenirs came home with American G.I.s.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036906563/07/27/2011Find out why the most common History Detectives objects come from WWII.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Cliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036884512/What can the Japanese characters carved into a cane tell about a family's past in a World War II relocation camp? Tukufu Zuberi sets out to translate the words and uncover the story behind the cane. A curator of art from internment camps places this cane into the tradition of "gaman" - the art of living with the unbearable. Then Tukufu unravels a surprising clue about the cane's original owner.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036884512/07/27/2011Can the characters on this cane unlock a family secret from the WWII internment camps?nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036884580/Antique dealers can't date this telescope, a family heirloom from a man in Kittery Point, ME. They've never seen a spyglass quite like this. But our contributor suspects it belonged to his ancestor William Bray who served in the American Revolution. Follow Elyse Luray as she tries to track down the original owner and find out whether this telescope was used during the war for independence.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2036884580/07/20/2011Who owned this unusual telescope and did it play a part in the American Revolution?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042426062/HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate a propeller from a World War II drone, a wooden club that could be Teddy Roosevelt's and a letter that Clara Barton could have written concerning a soldier's life. 7/19/11http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042426062/07/07/2011Airs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianWar & ConflictWar & ConflictWorldWorldPromotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030319924/In this episode, Elyse Luray investigates a propeller that may be from a WWII-era drone aircraft. Then, an inscribed, wooden club appears to be a gift to Teddy Roosevelt. Tukufu Zuberi find out who gave him this club, and why? And Eduardo Pagan follows the trail of a letter and learns about Clara Barton's humanitarian work during the Civil War.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030319924/07/20/2011A WWII prototype drone, a war memento for Teddy Roosevelt and a letter from Clara Barton.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2055185675/Silent footage that shows Teddy Roosevelt speaking to crowds in the area of Fargo, North Dakota, September 6, 1912. (Source: Library of Congress)http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2055185675/07/18/2011Silent footage of Teddy Roosevelt campaigning in Fargo, North Dakota on September 6, 1912.tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030345706/Working beside a rural airstrip, an Illinois man dug up an intriguing find: an eight-foot long wooden airplane propeller. A little research online made him believe that his propeller might be from a TDR-1 plane, a pioneering U.S. drone plane from World War II. Elyse Luray investigates whether this propeller is an important piece of American military history or simply fell off a local prop plane.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030345706/07/20/2011Could this World War II-era propeller be from the first unmanned assault planes?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030333128/More than 30 years ago, a Chicago man discovered an oddly carved piece of wood in the dark recesses of a farmhouse attic. It is about three and a half feet long, two inches around with a faint inscription that suggests it was a gift to the "Great Chief Teddy Roosevelt." Aug. 29, '12. Follow Tukufu Zuberi as he heads to New England to find out who, if anyone, gave this club to Teddy Roosevelt.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030333128/07/14/2011Was this wood club, found in an abandoned attic, once a gift to President Teddy Roosevelt?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030250900/This piece of aviation fabric has the signatures of Charles Lindbergh and helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky along with the date August 1943. Tukufu Zuberi sets out to authenticate the signatures. Which aircraft did this fabric come from? Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis? Sikorsky's first helicopter? Or another aircraft altogether?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030250900/07/13/2011Signatures on a piece of fabric connect Charles Lindbergh to another first in flight.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesTechnologyTechnologyTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030192391/This episode fills in the moving story behind letters from a Civil War soldier to his brother and his desire to lead an African American unit. Then, Tukufu Zuberi sets out to identify the source of a piece of fabric with signatures of Charles Lindbergh and helicopter inventor Igor Sikorsky. Finally, did black artists create the 1950's comic book, Negro Romance?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030192391/07/13/2011A story of two Civil War letters, mystery aviation autographs & a 1950s black comic book.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030319901/Every season, viewers ask us how, when and why the History Detectives use gloves in their investigations. Elyse Luray explains the guidelines that the Detectives use when handling delicate historical objects.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030319901/07/13/2011Find out how, when and why the History Detectives use gloves in their investigations.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Cliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030250886/In a box filled with stamps, we find a letter from a Civil War soldier to his brother, addressed "Senate Post, Washington, D.C." He asks to command an African American unit. A second letter to the brother in D.C. indicates the soldier has been wounded. Eduardo Pagan sets out to find out why the soldier wanted to lead an African American unit. Did he get his wish?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030250886/01/13/2012Why did the Civil War soldier who wrote this letter ask to lead an African American unit?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030307324/After the History Detectives investigation of her Face Jug in season 8, April Hines decided she had to learn more. Find out how she tracked down the original owner of the jug and what she ended up doing with the historic object.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030307324/07/13/2011Learn what contributor April Hines learned about her face jug after the HD investigation.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Cliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030284613/The 1950s was the Golden Age of comic books. Americans voraciously read stories about superheroes, determined detectives and thrilling romances. This particular comic book, Negro Romance, is a rare find. The characters are African Americans. Gwendolyn Wright seeks out the artists behind this comic book. Were they black? Who were their intended readers?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2030284613/07/07/2011Did black artists create the 1950's comic book, Negro Romance?nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2050733030/History Detective Tukufu Zuberi speaks with the son of Igor Sikorsky, the Russian-born aviation pioneer. In this extended interview Sergei Sikorsky reminisces about his father and why he became fascinated with building helicopters.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2050733030/07/11/2011Tukufu Zuberi speaks with the son of Igor Sikorsky, the Russian-born aviation pioneer.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028241666/In this episode, Wes Cowan looks into whether this weapon was part of abolitionist John Brown's notorious Harpers Ferry raid. Then, words etched into a bullet lead Eduardo Pagan to ask why US troops spent time in Siberia during World War I. Finally, Elyse Luray falls in love with a Ronald McDonald costume, complete with clown shoes. Was it the first costume of the Ronald McDonald campaign?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028241666/07/07/2011A spear from John Brown's raid, America's Siberian war and Ronald McDonald's first suit.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042708876/History Detective Eduardo Pagan goes sledding. It's all part of the job.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042708876/07/07/2011History Detective Eduardo Pagan goes sledding. It's all part of the job.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028199379/Have we found the original Ronald McDonald costume? The label credits a well-known designer, and the costume is similar to the suit we see in an early Ronald McDonald commercial. But there are also some curious differences. For answers, Elyse Luray consults with a food and social historian, speaks to McDonald's first Chief Marketing Officer, and meets the widow of an early Ronald McDonald clown.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028199379/06/27/2011Elyse Luray examines a complete Ronald McDonald costume. Was this costume the first?nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyMedia & TechnologyMedia & TechnologyHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028199391/A World War I vintage cartridge discovered by a viewer in Colorado contains a curious etching: Leo V. Thompson, CO E 31st Inf., A.E.F. Siberia. Nearly 40 years after he paid one dollar for the bullet, our contributor still wonders about Leo V. Thompson and what United States troops were doing in Siberia after the First World War. Follow Eduardo Pagan as he tries to track down the answers.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028199391/07/07/2011The words on this bullet put US troops in Siberia during WW I. Eduardo Pagan asks why.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042708900/Wes Cowan gets taken on a tour of the Kennedy Farmhouse, a site selected by John Brown for his headquarters to launch his war against slavery.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042708900/07/07/2011Wes Cowan goes on a tour of the Kennedy Farmhouse.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028241651/Wes Cowan looks into whether this antique spear weapon was part of abolitionist John Brown's notorious Harpers Ferry raid. Our contributor bought the spear, or pike, from an antique shop in Chagrin Falls, Ohio where John Brown is known to have lived. Follow Wes on the trail to the blacksmith who forged the weapon over 150 years ago and the ground at Harpers Ferry where the battle took place.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2028241651/07/07/2011Did abolitionist rebels use this weapon in John Brown's notorious raid on Harpers Ferry?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042687082/Watch some McDonald's commercials from the 1960s (no audio).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2042687082/07/07/2011Watch some McDonald's commercials from the 1960s (no audio)tv-gHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981803098/In this episode, Wes Cowan decodes the message and strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet. Researching a family heirloom, a watercolor, leads Gwen Wright to Tiffany stained glass, and opportunity for early 20th century women. And a touching eulogy unites a nephew and a son of two American soldiers who fought in the Spanish Civil War.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981803098/06/29/2011Decoding a propaganda leaflet, the women behind Tiffany and a father's forgotten tribute.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981881584/What do the violent and provocative images on this pamphlet mean? A note accompanying the leaflet suggests it was dropped on Japan during WWII. But who was the artist and how did it contribute to the U.S. war effort? Join Wes Cowan as he sets out to decode the message and strategy behind this document.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981881584/06/22/2011Wes Cowan decodes the message and strategy behind a U.S. World War II propaganda leaflet.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981943184/Our contributor cherishes a small, framed watercolor handed down from his great-great grandmother, Anne Weston, who once designed windows for the famous American glass manufacturer Louis Comfort Tiffany. Did this artwork ever become a Tiffany window? Watch host Gwendolyn Wright as she follows her research from New York City to the Midwest city of Duluth, Minnesota.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981943184/06/30/2011What can this watercolor reveal about the unexpected world of a great American artist?nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981974744/Have you ever wondered how to investigate your own family history? History Detectives host Tukufu Zuberi shares genealogical resources you can use to track down records on your ancestors.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1981974744/06/29/2011Tukufu Zuberi shares tips on investigating your family history.nrHistoryHistoryHome & How-ToHome & How-ToSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1982007551/Among the late Sol Fellman's mementos of the Spanish Civil War is a four-page eulogy titled, "A Negro Hero Dies" written for a man named Douglas Roach. Sol fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade with his brother Harry, but they were separated in Spain and Harry went missing. Who was Douglas Roach and what happened to Sol's brother Harry? Tukufu Zuberi unravels this tale of brotherly love.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1982007551/06/23/2011A touching eulogy unites descendants of two Americans who fought in the Spanish Civil War.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1915656990/Our five intrepid detectives are back for a ninth season of fascinating investigations. They scour the country for clues and piece together the stories behind some intriguing historic finds: a Revolution era telescope, a Civil War era drug smuggling doll, a complete Ronald McDonald costume and more. This year on a new night at a new, earlier time: Tuesday @ 8pm/7pm CT.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1915656990/05/12/2011Our five intrepid detectives are back with new investigations and fascinating stories.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSeason 9Season 9Promotionhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1938381168/In this episode, mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagan to a heroic story on a forbidden Hawaiian island. Then, Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon and Wes Cowan connects a rodeo saddle to a star who changed Hollywood movie-making.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1938381168/05/26/2011A WWII hero in Hawaii, the first shot of secession, and a stuntman who changed Hollywood.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesHome & How-ToHome & How-ToAntiques & CollectiblesAntiques & CollectiblesEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1947092684/Who was John F? That was the question we asked viewers to help us solve at the end of our Moon Museum investigation. John F. was the name on the telegram confirming that a tiny piece of Andy Warhol's artwork had made it to the moon. But what was the true identity of John F? Wes Cowan gives an update on the investigation.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1947092684/06/22/2011An update on our Moon Museum story asking viewers to help us solve the mystery of John F.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesTechnologyTechnologySpaceSpaceSeason 9Season 9Cliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1947092669/A Charleston, SC antique dealer discovered what appear to be metal filings along with a note that suggests they were from a Charleston cannon that fired the shot that began the Civil War. Could these shavings come from the cannon that sounded the first volley in the fight for southern secession? Follow Elyse Luray to Ft. Sumter as she tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1947092669/06/22/2011Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWar & ConflictWar & ConflictSeason 9Season 9Segment