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Lincoln Oath

The Royal Oak Museum in Webster, Michigan has a note that Abraham Lincoln signed. Supposedly. The museum’s curator is always suspicious of Lincoln forgeries, so she asks Tukufu Zuberi to verify this signature. The words are scribbled on the back of a square cut from an unfamiliar document. This message, coupled with the document, reveals a key Civil War practice history textbooks often overlook.
Clip Season 10 Episode 4 Length 09:46 Premiere: 07/30/12

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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

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Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Ellington Plates - S8 E5

Premiered On: 07/19/2010

A four-inch square of fabric tells the story of one of America's first barnstorming pilots; a sketchbook may illustrate scenes from the first-ever US-Mexican border survey; and a dumpster find could be the printing plates for Duke Ellington's hit "Take the A Train"?

  • Thursday June 8, 2023 4:00 am ET on KET2
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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

Premiered On: 08/14/2010

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?

  • Tuesday June 27, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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Jackie Robinson All-Stars, Modoc Basket, Special Agent Five - S8 E9

Premiered On: 08/21/2010

Does the roster on a Jackie Robinson All-Stars scorecard signal early steps toward integration of major league baseball? Then, see the name ?Toby' worked into the weave of a basket. Could it be Toby Riddle, the woman congress honored as a heroine of the Indian Wars of the American West? And, why did J. Edgar Hoover endorse a radio script, a crime suspense drama based on an FBI case?

  • Tuesday July 4, 2023 11:30 pm ET on KET2
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Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, & Duke Ellington Plates - S8 E5

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Andrew Jackson's Mouth/Barton Letter/Spybook - S8 E4

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Lauste Film Clip/Baker's Gold/Transatlantic Cable - S8 E3

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Iwo Jima Map/Copperhead Cane/Theremin - S8 E2

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Space Exploration - S8 E1

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