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?
Civil War Cannon Season 9, Episode 1 How did the contents of this glass tube impact the first hours of the Civil War?
The Ni'ihau Incident Season 9, Episode 1 What do these metal parts reveal about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?
Yakima Canutt's Saddle Season 9, Episode 1 What leading role did this saddle play in the birth of the Hollywood cowboy?
Spanish Civil War Eulogy Season 9, Episode 2 What can this faded document tell about a US volunteer fighting in another country’s civil war?
Tiffany Window Season 9, Episode 2 What can this watercolor reveal about the unexpected world of one of America’s great artists?
World War II Leaflets Season 9, Episode 2 How did this scrap of paper help change the course of World War II?
John Brown Pike Season 9, Episode 3 How did this metal blade spark violent tension between the North and the South?
Siberian Bullet Season 9, Episode 3 What can this bullet reveal about the hidden agenda of American forces in a fight against Soviet Communism?
Ronald McDonald Costume Season 9, Episode 3 Is this the costume that helped serve up a billion Happy Meals?
African American Comic Book Season 9, Episode 4 Did the makers of this 1950s comic book have more than romance on their minds?
Civil War Letters Season 9, Episode 4 What can these letters reveal about a racially-charged massacre on a Civil War battlefield?
Lindbergh-Sikorsky Fabric Season 9, Episode 4 How do the signatures on this patch of fabric connect Charles Lindbergh to another first in flight?
Clara Barton Letter Season 9, Episode 5 What does this letter reveal about America's early efforts to honor its war dead?
Drone Propellor Season 9, Episode 5 Could this propellor have powered a top secret weapon that transformed modern warfare?
Teddy Roosevelt War Club Season 9, Episode 5 What could this strange object have to do with Teddy Roosevelt and his run for a third term presidency?
Baker's Gold Season 9, Episode 6 What role did these unusual drawings play in one of the largest mass migrations in American history?
Japanese Carved Cane Season 9, Episode 6 What can the message on this cane expose about life behind barbed wire in World War II America?
Kittery Telescope Season 9, Episode 6 What can this telescope reveal about America’s earliest struggles for independence?
Andrew Jackson's Mouth Season 9, Episode 7 How was this wood fragment connected to one of the most celebrated political protests of the 19th century?
Modoc Basket Season 9, Episode 7 What tales does this basket weave of the heroism of an American-Indian woman?
Hot Town Poster Season 9, Episode 7 What role did this striking poster play in the explosive events of 1960s America?
Drug Smuggling Doll Season 9, Episode 8 What does this doll reveal about disease, death and daring during the Civil War?
Florida Map Season 9, Episode 8 How did this faded map help unlock the riches of the New World?
Marion Carpenter Camera Season 9, Episode 8 What might this battered camera reveal about a photographer who changed the image of a U.S president?
1775 Almanac Season 9, Episode 9 What do these crumbling pages reveal about divided loyalties during the American Revolution?
Exercise Records Season 9, Episode 9 What role did these records play in the sculpting of america's fixation with fitness?
Moon Museum Season 9, Episode 9 Was work by major artists, including Andy Warhol, smuggled to the moon?
Leopold Medal Season 9, Episode 10 What does this medal reveal about a top-secret American Military project during WWII?
Suffrage Pennant Season 9, Episode 10 What can this pennant tell us about one woman's role at a crucial point in Women's Suffrage movement?
WB Cartoons Season 9, Episode 10 What can this curious artwork tell us about some of our most beloved cartoon characters?
St Valentine's Day Massacre Season 9, Episode 11 Was this weapon fired in one of the nation's most infamous crimes?
Continental Club Card Season 9, Episode 11 What secrets can this business card reveal about glamour and vice in 1930s Los Angeles?
Society Circus Program Season 9, Episode 11 Why are some of New York's wealthiest planning a circus at the depth of the Great Depression?
Chandler Tintype Season 9, Episode 12 How did this Civil War era tintype help re-ignite a fiery debate about African Americans bearing arms for the confederacy?
Harlem Heirs Season 9, Episode 12 How is this ornate document connected to the earliest settlers of New York City and a potential multi-million dollar land dispute?
Ince Ledger Season 9, Episode 12 What does this accounts ledger for a movie company have to do with the changing world of the Lakota Sioux?
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