Featured Investigation Civil War Sabotage?
The steamship Sultana exploded one night in 1865, killing more than 1,800 people. Was the disaster a result of Civil War sabotage?
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Chisholm Trail
Season 4, Episode 1
Did the Chisholm Trail really run through this small town in Texas?
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Houdini Poster
Season 4, Episode 1
Could these be original theatre posters of the greatest magician on earth?
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McKinley Casket Flag
Season 4, Episode 1
Did this flag once drape the casket of President William McKinley?
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Confederate Eyeglass
Season 4, Episode 2
Is this how southern sympathizers identified each other during the Civil War?
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Wartime Baseball
Season 4, Episode 2
Is this baseball evidence of an unusual ballgame that took place during segregation?
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Howard Hughes Invention
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Was this oil drilling device really a Howard Hughes invention?
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Coca Cola Trade Card
Season 4, Episode 3
Could this card be a unique piece of early Coca-Cola advertising?
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Vicksburg Map
Season 4, Episode 3
Could this mysterious map have been at the front lines of one of the most explosive battles of the Civil War?
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Lawrence Billy Club
Season 4, Episode 3
Was this truncheon used in the famous Bread and Roses labor strike?
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Calhoun Books
Season 4, Episode 4
Are these the books of the famed intellectual architect of the Confederacy?
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Mouse Toy
Season 4, Episode 4
Could this tiny toy labeled 'Micky' be the original Mickey Mouse?
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Car Tape Deck
Season 4, Episode 4
Is this an example of the first ever commercially produced car tape player?
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Highlander Badge
Season 4, Episode 5
Could an amateur treasure diver really have found a possible Revolutionary War artifact?
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Lindbergh Engine
Season 4, Episode 5
Could a 24-year-old have single-handedly built the engine for Lindbergh's plane?
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Chinese Opium Scale
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Could this really be an opium scale from the Chinese community of Montana?
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Goering Gun
Season 4, Episode 6
Did this shotgun belong to Hitler's right hand man?
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Silent Film Reel
Season 4, Episode 6
Could this film reel could be a silent movie once lost forever to history?
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Mystery Crystal Cross
Season 4, Episode 7
Where did this mysterious religious relic discovered in an old Spanish mission originally come from?
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Survivor Camera
Season 4, Episode 7
Did this antique camera save a Polish Jew during the Holocaust?
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Alcoholics Anonymous Letter
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Is this letter proof of one man's contribution to this secretive society?
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Black Star Line
Season 4, Episode 8
Is this certificate a rare artifact from the heyday of Marcus Garvey?
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Calf Creek Arrow
Season 4, Episode 8
Is this arrow found in a bison skull just another hoax or an incredible archeological discovery?
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Doc Holliday's Watch
Season 4, Episode 8
Was this watch a gift from the fearless frontier lawman Wyatt Earp to the gambler Doc Holliday?
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Civil War POW Photos
Season 4, Episode 9
Were these pictures made in a Civil War prison with a home-made camera?
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Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Season 4, Episode 9
Did this motorcycle see action in World War I?
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Grace Kelly Car
Season 4, Episode 9
Is this the car driven by an actress turned princess, which would give it a place in cinematic history?
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Cleveland Electric Car
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What happened to the electric street car network in Cleveland?
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Philadelphia Freedom Paper
Season 4, Episode 10
Is this document found in a flea market an original freedom paper for African-Americans?
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Lou Gehrig Autograph
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Did Lou Gehrig autograph this ticket on the day he announced his retirement?
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Rebel Whiskey Flask
Season 4, Episode 11
Is this flask a relic from the historic "Whiskey Rebellion" of 1794?
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Superman Sketch
Season 4, Episode 11
Is this a WWII sketch from the early days of this comic icon?
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Lost Musical Treasure
Season 4, Episode 11
Are these fragments of a lost moment in American musical history?
