History Detectives
tv show
116 total episodes
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11 seasons
First Aired July 14, 2003
Genres:
Overview
A group of researchers help people to find answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure. It devotes itself "to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."
USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter
Season 5 - Episode 12 - 1h 0m
Air Date
September 10, 2007
Overview
The fifth season ends with documents that may be related to the USS Thresher, a nuclear sub that sank in 1963; storyboards that may be for a comic strip about one-armed baseball player Pete Gray; and handwritten documents that may pertain to the Manhattan Project during World War II.