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Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup

Season 10 Episode 3 | 53m 21s

In this episode, Elyse floors country singer Clint Black with the information she uncovers about his book of wanted posters. Eduardo links a chunk of molten metal to the B-25 Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building. Did we find a slide of Bettie Page that somehow escaped the censorship of the 1950s? Finally, a 6-foot metal bar tells the story behind the original iconic Hollywood Sign.

Aired: 07/22/12
Book of Rogues, Empire State Crash & a Forbidden Pinup
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Before Jack the Ripper, a serial killer walked the streets of Austin, Texas.
In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen again.
The steamship Sultana exploded without warning one night in 1865, killing 1,800 people.
Investigating a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections.
The History Detectives investigate four stories from the American West.
Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl".
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer helps Tukufu track down the true story behind a WWI poster.
Wes searches for the family of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier.
Was this picture frame crafted from wood from the Titanic, the Lusitania, or neither?
Extras
We investigate the tragic story behind the most famous cowboy song ever.
Did this antique biography once belong to Kit Carson’s family?
Was this handwritten sheet of music central to deciding our national anthem?
What is the story behind an engraved horn found in a Minnesota field?
Eduardo investigates the life story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl.”
A Tucson man wonders if he has one of the first transistor radios ever made.
Did George Washington hold this map during the critical winter at Valley Forge?
Tukufu and fellow host Elyse Luray track down the true story behind a WWI poster.
A journal of liquor recipes makes a man wonder if his uncle was a prohibition bootlegger.
Wes searches for the family of a fallen North Vietnamese soldier.