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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

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

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

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World War I poster; a map of Valley Forge that George Washington may have used during the American Revolution; transistor radio; business card may tie a man's father to Prohibition-era underworld crime.

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History Detectives - S10 E8

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The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West including a biography of Kit Carson, a saddle that tells the story of Yakima Canutt, an inscription on sheet music of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," and basket from the Modoc Indian wars.

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Stories from our nation's beginning involve an early American bill of sale for a 17-year old girl, a powder horn from the American Revolution, a handwritten score and the "Star Spangled Banner," and a 1775 almanac.

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PsychoPhone/War Dog Letter/Pancho Villa Watch Fob - S7 E1

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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.

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Manhattan Project/Galleon Shipwreck/Creole Poems - S7 E2

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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.

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