6.8/106 votes#1 - 3D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amos 'n Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/25/2007
The fifth season begins with a portable projection screen that may have been used by President Kennedy to view spy photos during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also: an aluminum record that might contain an original recording of the “Amos 'n' Andy” program; and a painting that may have been an original portrait used in the women's suffrage movement.
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- 6.0/105 votes
#2 - Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2007
A possible Colonial-era $6 bill found by a Nebraska family; and a British 10-shilling note said to have been signed by FDR, Winston Churchill and George Patton. Also: A North Carolina woman has a pin she claims was made from metal taken from the Liberty Bell.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/9/2007
A fight bell that may have been used in a Jack Dempsey boxing match; a photo that may depict white Civil War soldiers standing with two black men, all of whom are thought to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Also: a document that may have Thomas Jefferson's signature on it, along with a pledge that would help finance a school.
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- 6.2/105 votes
#4 - Atocha Spanish Silver; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter; Lucy Parsons Book
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/16/2007
Two bars of silver that may have been from a Spanish ship that went down off Florida; a book that might have belonged to social activist Lucy Parsons; a typewriter that may have belonged to WWII journalist Ernie Pyle.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Great Mexican War Posters; Muhlenberg Robe; Nora Holt Autograph Book
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/23/2007
Movie posters for a film that might contain footage of fighting during the Mexican Revolution; and an autograph book that may have signatures from Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Also: a robe that might have belonged to Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, who led troops during the American Revolution.
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- 7.0/106 votes
#6 - NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Civil War Balloon
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/30/2007
A square of fabric that may have been part of an NC-4 aircraft, which was the first to fly across the Atlantic; and an altimeter that might have been part of the XF-11 aircraft flown by Howard Hughes in 1946. Also: a piece of material that may have been part of a Civil War-era hot-air balloon designed for the U.S. Army.
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#7 - Grace Kelly Car; Harley-Davidson Motorcycle; Civil War POW Photos
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/6/2007
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Coca-Cola Trade Card; Lawrence Strike; Vicksburg Map
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2007
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#9 - Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2007
A 1932 Ford Roadster that may have been used in dry-lake races; a letter that may have been written by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum to James Red Cloud of the Lakota tribe; a cast-iron eagle that might have been a decoration for a New York post office
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#10 - Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; U.S.S. Indianapolis
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2007
A letter that may have been signed by Abraham Lincoln; a map that might have markings for the Underground Railroad in Ohio; and artifacts that may have been aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by a Japanese sub during WWII.
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- 7.0/105 votes
#11 - Bill Pickett Saddle; Hitler Films; McKinley Casket Flag
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 9/3/2007
A saddle that may have been owned by cowboy legend Bill Pickett; a flag that might have been draped over the casket of President William McKinley; and film cans that may contain archival footage of Nazi officials.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 9/10/2007
The fifth season ends with documents that may be related to the USS Thresher, a nuclear sub that sank in 1963; storyboards that may be for a comic strip about one-armed baseball player Pete Gray; and handwritten documents that may pertain to the Manhattan Project during World War II.
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The Best Episodes of History Detectives Season 5
Every episode of History Detectives Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of History Detectives Season 5!
A group of researchers help people to find answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"3D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amos 'n Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting" is the best rated episode of "History Detectives" season 5. It scored 6.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/25/2007. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin".