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Bird of War, Lincoln Oath and War Spoils of a Peace Chief

In this episode we investigate an evocative symbol of a bird dropping a bomb. Did these patches belong to a World War II unit? Then, Gwen connects a swatch of tattered red fabric to a pivotal moment in U.S. Civil War history. And, did this neckpiece and these leggings once belong to Chief Black Kettle, long known as a Cheyenne Peace Chief? Finally, did President Lincoln actually sign this oath?
Season 10 Episode 4 Length 53:21 Premiere: 07/30/12

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Season 10 Episodes

Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
S10 E9 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/08/13

Mysteries from the Wild West
S10 E8 Length 53:09 Premiere Date 04/01/13

Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
S10 E7 Length 52:31 Premiere Date 10/08/12

Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger

S10 E6 Length 53:16 Premiere Date 10/01/12

Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys
S10 E5 Length 53:11 Premiere Date 08/06/12

Bird of War, Lincoln Oath and War Spoils of a Peace Chief
S10 E4 Length 53:21 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
S10 E3 Length 53:21 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Civil War Derringers, KKK Records & Motown’s Bottom Line
S10 E2 Length 53:08 Premiere Date 07/23/12

Dylan Goes Electric, Beatles Autograph & Frank Zappa Collage
S10 E1 Length 53:09 Premiere Date 07/16/12

World War II Patch: Bird of War
Clip Length 14:43 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Preview: Native American clothing, a Lincoln signature
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Lincoln Oath
Clip Length 09:46 Premiere Date 07/30/12

War Spoils of a Peace Chief
Clip Length 14:35 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Marshall House Flag
Clip Length 12:16 Premiere Date 07/30/12

Behind the Scenes - Flintlock Rifle
Clip Length 02:49 Premiere Date 04/27/03

Provenance
Clip Length 02:13 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Trash or Treasure
Clip Length 01:55 Premiere Date 05/31/03

House Dating
Clip Length 02:06 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Real or Fake
Clip Length 02:19 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Preservation
Clip Length 01:39 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Causes of the Civil War
Clip Length 01:37 Premiere Date 05/31/03

Thin Section Analysis
Clip Length 01:30 Premiere Date 05/31/03

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Bill Pickett Saddle/McKinley Casket Flag/Hitler Films

Premiered On: 09/03/2007

Did a saddle owned by a Staten Island woman really belong to legendary African-American Wild West show and film star Bill Pickett? A Washington man shows a flag that may once have draped the casket of President William McKinley, and a contributor in Staten Island has several film cans, unseen since World War II, that he believes may contain home movies of Nazi officials?possibly even Hitler.

  • Thursday February 2, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Thursday February 2, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET2

USS Thresher/Pete Gray Cartoon/Manhattan Project Letter

Premiered On: 09/10/2007

A stack of technical drawings and engineering documents that appear to have belonged to the nuclear submarine "USS Thresher;" storyboards from a comic strip about Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league baseball player; and a scrapbook of typed and handwritten documents connected with the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb.

  • Tuesday February 7, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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PsychoPhone/War Dog Letter/Pancho Villa Watch Fob

Premiered On: 06/22/2009

A couple in Cincinnati acquired a machine that may have been intended to record messages from the dead; dogs trained for war; and a watch fob commemorating Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, N.M.

  • Tuesday February 14, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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  • Thursday February 16, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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Manhattan Project/Galleon Shipwreck/Creole Poems

Premiered On: 06/29/2009

An invention that may have been used in the atomic bomb; a 23-pound block of beeswax with strange markings; and a French manuscript kept by an American family for 160 years.

  • Tuesday February 21, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
  • Tuesday February 21, 2023 10:30 pm CT on KET2
  • Thursday February 23, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Thursday February 23, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET2

St. Valentine's Day Massacre/Booth Letter/Cemetery Alarm

Premiered On: 07/06/2009

A gun that may have belonged to a member of Al Capone's gang, a letter allegedly written by John Wilkes Booth's father, and a device meant to guard against grave robbers.

  • Tuesday February 28, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
  • Tuesday February 28, 2023 10:30 pm CT on KET2
  • Thursday March 2, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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Bill Pickett Saddle/McKinley Casket Flag/Hitler Films - S5 E9

  • Tuesday January 31, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
  • Tuesday January 31, 2023 10:30 pm CT on KET2

Lincoln Letter/Quaker Map/U.S.S. Indianapolis - S5 E8

  • Thursday January 26, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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  • Tuesday January 24, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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Red Cloud Letter/'32 Ford Roadster/Cast Iron Eagle - S5 E7

  • Thursday January 19, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
  • Thursday January 19, 2023 3:00 am CT on KET2
  • Tuesday January 17, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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GAR Photograph/Jefferson Pledge/Dempsey Fight Bell - S5 E3

  • Thursday January 12, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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  • Tuesday January 10, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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3-D Cuban Missile Crisis/Amos 'n' Andy Record/Women's Suffrage Painting - S5 E1

  • Thursday January 5, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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