NaN/100 votes#1 - Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2010
Was this magnetic boot designed to allow walking in space? Could a three-inch square of metallic material be part of America's first satellite program? Did the Apollo 12 space mission smuggle Andy Warhol's artwork to the moon?
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- 7.0/106 votes
#2 - Iwo Jima Map; Copperhead Cane; Theremin
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2010
Iwo Jima Map - What role did this map play in one of WWII’s fiercest battles? Copperhead Cane - How did this cane inspire a fiery political movement that threatened Lincoln’s presidency? Theremin - How did this strange instrument help spark a rock n’ roll revolution?
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- 6.8/106 votes
#3 - Lauste Film Clip; Baker's Gold; Transatlantic Cable
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2010
A collector who may possess part of the first talking movie; a Cape Cod beachcomber's discovery of what may be a section of the first transatlantic cable. Also: the story behind sketches of five- and eight-pound gold nuggets.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Barton Letter; Andrew Jackson's Mouth; Spybook
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2010
Sculpture piece may be part of one that featured Andrew Jackson; Clara Barton letter; a notebook may have belonged to a World War I spy.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Cromwell Dixon; Bartlett Sketchbook; Duke Ellington Plates
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2010
Cromwell Dixon: A four-inch square of fabric tells the story of one of America's first barnstorming pilots. Bartlett Sketchbook: Does this sketchbook illustrate scenes from the first ever US-Mexican border survey? Duke Ellington Plates (R): Could this dumpster find be the printing plates for Duke Ellington's hit "Take the A Train"?
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2010
Korean War Letter: What does this letter reveal about a forgotten act of heroism during the final days of the Korean War? Diana: How did this alleged lesbian autobiography escape censorship in the 1930’s? Lookout Mountain Painting: What can this painting tell us about a turning point in the Civil War?
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- 7.4/105 votes
#7 - St.Valentine's Day Massacre; G. Washington Miniature; Stalag 17 Portrait
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2010
St.Valentine's Day Massacre: Family lore says their shotgun played a role in the Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre. G. Washington Miniature: Why is this miniature of Washington more than a piece of art? Stalag 17 Portrait: A portrait sketched in a WWII prison leads to a meeting 65 years later.
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2010
Hot Town Poster: What role did this striking poster play in the explosive events of 1960s America? Face Jug: Did the artist mean to scare someone with the grimace on this face jug? Lost City of Gold: What does the inscription on a rock tell us about when Spain first arrived in America?
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Jackie Robinson All-Stars; Modoc Basket; Special Agent Five
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2010
JACKIE ROBINSON SCORECARD What does this scorecard reveal about the desegregation of our national pastime? MODOC BASKET What tales does this basket weave of the heroism of an American-Indian woman? SPECIAL AGENT FIVE How did this tale of robbery and murder help FBI director J. Edgar Hoover consolidate his power?
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - WB Cartoons; Galvez Papers; Mussolini's Dagger
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2010
WB Cartoons:This box of cartoon drawings and cels tells an unexpected story about animation's early days. Galvez Papers: Why did a regional governor care enough about a slave to sign her emancipation papers? Mussolini's Dagger: Did this dagger once belong to Benito Mussolini?
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Chicago Clock; Universal Friends; War Dogs
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 9/6/2010
Chicago Clock: How could one clock regulate time for an entire region, and is this it? Universal Friends: A document seems connected to an early controversial religion, the first founded by an American-born woman. War Dogs: What went wrong during a WWII dog-training program on Cat Island?
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The Best Episodes of History Detectives Season 8
Every episode of History Detectives Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of History Detectives Season 8!
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 8 Ratings Summary
"Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum" is the best rated episode of "History Detectives" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/21/2010. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Iwo Jima Map; Copperhead Cane; Theremin".