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Season 7, Episode 2

A woman in Portland, Oregon has a large chunk of what she believes is very old beeswax. Could it have been cargo aboard a Spanish Galleon that wrecked over 300 years ago? And what do those odd markings mean? History Detectives unlocks the clues to decipher where the beeswax came from and which ship may have brought it to the Oregon Coast.
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Season 7, Episode 9
S7 E9 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 08/24/09

Season 7, Episode 8
S7 E8 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 08/16/09

Season 7, Episode 6
S7 E6 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/26/09

Season 7, Episode 5
S7 E5 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/19/09

Season 7, Episode 4
S7 E4 Length 54:44 Premiere Date 07/12/09

Season 7, Episode 3
S7 E3 Length 54:54 Premiere Date 07/05/09

Season 7, Episode 2
S7 E2 Length 54:54 Premiere Date 06/28/09

Season 7, Episode 1
S7 E1 Length 54:51 Premiere Date 06/21/09

Scottsboro Boys Stamp
Clip Length 17:48 Premiere Date 09/06/09

Civil War Bridge
Clip Length 16:55 Premiere Date 09/06/09

Web Extra: Civil War Bridge
Clip Length 16:06 Premiere Date 08/31/09

Manhattan Project Patent
Clip Length 18:28 Premiere Date 06/28/09

Cemetery Alarm
Clip Length 16:11 Premiere Date 06/28/09

Galleon Shipwreck
Clip Length 15:54 Premiere Date 06/28/09

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

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

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Korean War Letter/Diana/Lookout Mt. Painting - S8 E6

Premiered On: 07/26/2010

The daughter of a Korean War Veteran (MIA) looks for the man her father mentioned in a letter - the letter says this man saved her father's life; the book "Diana" may be the first true, widely published lesbian autobiography; the story behind the prisoner who painted the Civil War battle of Lookout Mountain.

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St. Valentine's Day Massacre, George Washington Miniature, Stalag 17 - S8 E7

Premiered On: 08/07/2010

Family lore says their 12-gauge shotgun played a role in the Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Is their story true? Then, why is this miniature of George Washington much more than a piece of art? And, a portrait sketched in a World War II prison leads to a moving meeting 65 years later. These three encore segments first aired in 2009.

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Hot Town Poster/Face Jug/Lost City of Gold - S8 E8

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The images and words on a poster suggest a battle is brewing: a clenched fist, police called "pigs." Who made this poster and why? Then, did the artist mean to scare someone with the grimace on a face jug? And what does the inscription on a rock in Phoenix tell us about when Spain first arrived in America?

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