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History Detectives

Toy Soldiers Reveal a Mysterious Past

Growing up in Detroit during WWII, Jim played toy soldiers with his best friend, Fritz. The toys they played with bared a special mark “Lineol – Germany.” Jim vividly remembers on a summer afternoon in 1943 hearing a newspaper boy yell “Extra! Nazi spy ring broken in Detroit!” Fritz’s family soon moved away and Jim never saw him again. Was Fritz’s father a Nazi spy? Jim asks Eduardo to find out.

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HDSI - Texas Servant Girl Murders
54:41
Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas.
HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
54:41
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
HDSI - Civil War Sabotage?
54:41
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner
53:41
Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl".
History Detectives Season 10
53:09
The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West.
Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio
52:31
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer helps Tukufu track down the true story behind a WWI poster.
Vietnam Diary, Bootlegger’s Notebook and a Hollywood Ledger
53:16
Wes searches for the family of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier.
Titanic Picture Frame, Woolworth Signs, Nazi Spy Toys
53:11
Was this picture frame crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither?
Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
53:21
Country star Clint Black is floored by what he learns about his book of wanted posters.
Dylan Goes Electric, Beatles Autograph & Frank Zappa Collage
53:09
An all rock-and-roll episode featuring stories on Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Frank Zappa.
History Detectives Season 9
55:10
Slave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights.
Club Continental, St. V-Day Massacre, Society Circus Program
55:10
Underworld calling card, Gang massacre shotgun, and High Society in the Depression.
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