Interesting show on Public TV.. here's tonight's episode:
Mon, 6/28, 8:00 PM 1 hr
"Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin"
New, 6/28/2010, History, Collectible
Detective Eduardo Pagan investigates the history behind a map taken from a Japanese soldier during the Battle of Iwo Jima; Wes Cowan follows a legend about a cane topped with a coiled snake; Elyse Luray traces the origins of the Theremin.
We all watched it last night. My son, being a musician, was quite interested in the Theremin. None of us had ever heard of one before. It's such a neat instrument and for someone to have invented it in the '30s was astonishing. I'm surprised that it wasn't more popular than it was. Maybe it was just too far advanced for it's time?
We all watched it last night. My son, being a musician, was quite interested in the Theremin. None of us had ever heard of one before. It's such a neat instrument and for someone to have invented it in the '30s was astonishing. I'm surprised that it wasn't more popular than it was. Maybe it was just too far advanced for it's time?
Mon, 7/05, 8:00 PM 1 hr
"Lauste Film Clip, Baker's Gold, Transatlantic Cable"
New, 7/05/2010, History, Collectible
America's top history detectives investigate what might be a clip from the first talking picture, gold rush sketches of five and eight-pound gold nuggets, and a section of the first transatlantic cable that was found by a beachcomber.
The episode that was on yesterday was quite interesting. They were investigating the Ringling Theater in Baraboo, Wisconsin to see if it was the first "movie palace" in the US and the oldest one still in use. It turned out that it wasn't since it had to have more than a thousand seats to fit the criteria. However, a movie palace in Chicago was fashioned after the Ringling Theater and that one is the oldest one still being used today.
I remember theathers like this when I was a kid and going to the movies was still a real event.
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Originally Posted by CindyLouWho
The episode that was on yesterday was quite interesting. They were investigating the Ringling Theater in Baraboo, Wisconsin to see if it was the first "movie palace" in the US and the oldest one still in use. It turned out that it wasn't since it had to have more than a thousand seats to fit the criteria. However, a movie palace in Chicago was fashioned after the Ringling Theater and that one is the oldest one still being used today.
History Detectives
Mon, 8/16, 8:00 PM 1 hr
"St. Valentine's Day Massacre, George Washington Miniature, Stalag 17"
Repeat, 8/09/2010, History, Collectible
The detectives examine a 12-guage shotgun that allegedly played a role in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, a miniature painting of George Washington's profile, and a portrait of George Silva sketched from a World War II prison camp.
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History Detectives
Mon, 8/16, 9:00 PM 1 hr
"Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold"
New, 8/16/2010, History, Collectible
The history detectives examine an old poster of a stern police officer and battling words, a face jug with a strange grimace, and an inscripted rock in Phoenix that could be linked to Spanish explores who arrived in America.
History Detectives
KOZJ-DT1 - 5 - Mon, 9/06, 8:00 PM 1 hr
"Chicago Clock"
New, 9/06/2010, Season Finale, History, Collectible
The detectives investigate a clock that may have regulated time for an entire region and a document linked to an early controversial religion started by a woman; Tukufu Zuberi explores a World War II dog-training program that went wrong.
History Detectives
KOZJ-DT1 - 5 - Tue, 9/20, 7:00 PM 1 hr
New, 9/20/2011, History, Collectible
The team determines if the Belgium military gave the father of a contributor to the Order of Leopold, if a grandmother fought for women's right to vote by stitching a suffragette pennant, and if a cartoon cel will reveal a group of unknown heroes.
Credits: Wes Cowan (Participant), Elyse Luray (Participant), Gwen Wright (Participant), Tukufu Zuberi (Participant), Eduardo Pagan (Participant
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