TV Guide: History Detectives

Red Hand Flag; Seth Eastman Painting; Isleton Tong

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 04:00 PM PBS A painting that might have been done by artist Seth Eastman; a building that may have housed a Chinese tong; and a flag that might have been carried into battle by a black infantry regiment in World War I.

Tokyo Rose Recording; Crazy Horse Photo; WWII Diary

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 05:00 AM PBS A recording that may have been used during the trial of Iva Toguri, aka Tokyo Rose, the Japanese American woman who appeared on Japanese propaganda broadcasts during WWII; a possible photograph of the legendary Lakota warrior Crazy Horse. Also: the diary of a WWII pilot who perished in action is returned to his family.

WWII Diary; 1856 Mormon Table; Annie Oakley Coin

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 04:00 PM PBS The sixth season begins with a diary of a WWII pilot; an 1856 book that might be the memoirs of a New York woman married to a Mormon elder; and an 1853 Napoleon coin that may have been shot by Annie Oakley.