Investigations

Discover the objects, the people and the stories behind each investigation.

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Thomas Edison's House Season 2, Episode 1 Was this New Jersey home built by inventor Thomas Edison?
Red Cloud's Peace Pipe Season 2, Episode 1 Was this pipe given to an Indian agent by the famous Lakota warrior Chief Red Cloud?
Civil War Submarine Season 2, Episode 1 Is this submarine an example of new technology developed by the Confederates during the Civil War?
Internment Artwork Season 2, Episode 2 What is the story behind these watercolor paintings of a prison camp?
Lewis & Clark's Cane Season 2, Episode 2 Was this family heirloom a gift from the famous explorers Lewis and Clark?
Early Monopoly Season 2, Episode 2 Could this be the earliest version of the world's best-selling board game?
Anti-Slavery Flag Season 2, Episode 3 Did this old sheet found in a family trunk contribute to the end of slavery in America?
Mail Order Brides Season 2, Episode 3 Are these images evidence of mail order brides in 1890s Chicago?
WWII Landing Craft Season 2, Episode 3 Did this vessel land tanks on the beaches of France during World War II?
King Kong Camera Season 2, Episode 4 Was this old movie camera used to film the original version of King Kong?
First Movie Studio Season 2, Episode 4 Could a broken gateway once have been the grand entrance to a Hollywood studio?
Warner's Lighter Season 2, Episode 4 What is the connection between Harry Warner and a studio associated with the Nazi party?
Little Bighorn Bayonet Season 2, Episode 5 Could this bayonet have been used at one of the largest massacres of U.S. soldiers by American Indians?
Dueling Pistols Season 2, Episode 5 Were these pistols used in the last great duel on U.S. soil?
Nesbit Portrait Season 2, Episode 5 Is this portrait a lost masterpiece by one of America's greatest artists?
Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot Season 2, Episode 6 Did the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln begin in this New York City building?
Revolutionary War Cannon Season 2, Episode 6 Is this the cannon that ignited the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Preston Brook's Riding Crop Season 2, Episode 6 Was this riding crop a gift from Jefferson Davis as a reward for attacking a political opponent?
Chinese Poems Season 2, Episode 7 Who were the authors of the poems describing bitterness and misery on the Angel Island detention center walls?
Witch's House Season 2, Episode 7 Could this house have once belonged to a woman executed during the Salem Witch trials?
Ventriloquist Dummy Season 2, Episode 7 How did an African-American ventriloquist act become so successful in a time of racial unrest?
Revolutionary War Poem Season 2, Episode 8 How did this poem, written by an American prisoner in England in 1780 end up in Oregon 200 years later?
George Washington Portrait Season 2, Episode 8 Could this be an authentic portrait of the nation's first president?
Bonnie & Clyde's Bullets Season 2, Episode 8 Are these the bullets that ended one of the most infamous crime-sprees in American history?
John Hunt Morgan Saddle Season 2, Episode 9 Could this be a saddle from one of the most audacious attacks launched by the South during the Civil War?
Lost Gold Ship Season 2, Episode 9 Is this wreck in Alaska the remains of a steamship carrying miners to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897?
Cesar Chavez Banner Season 2, Episode 9 What role did this banner play in one of the most famous civil rights campaigns in U.S. history?
Army Muster Roll Season 2, Episode 10 What can a Continental Army muster roll tell us about this remarkable African-American soldier?
Pop Lloyd Baseball Field Season 2, Episode 10 Why was this baseball field named after an African-American ballplayer in a time of racial tension?
Pretty Boy Floyd's Gun Season 2, Episode 10 Did this vintage Colt handgun belong to the outlaw Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd?
Charlie Parker's Saxophone Season 2, Episode 11 Could this be jazz legend Charlie "Bird" Parker's saxophone?
Prison Plaque Season 2, Episode 11 Were convicted felons responsible for bringing peace to Western Europe during World War I?
Koranic School Book Season 2, Episode 11 Why does this 200 year old schoolbook contain two translated passages from the Koran?
Shippen Golf Club Season 2, Episode 12 Was this the golf club used by John Shippen when he made sporting history in the 1896 U.S. Open?
Body In The Basement Season 2, Episode 12 Are these the remains of an executed prisoner of war from an English Civil War battle?
Newport U-Boat Season 2, Episode 12 Did these propellers come from a WWII German submarine?