Is History Detectives coming back?
History Detectives (2003–2014) — mystery · history on PBS
The answer: Concluded July 22, 2014.
11seasons
113episodes
About History Detectives
History Detectives ended on July 22, 2014, on PBS. The show concluded after its 11th season, which aired in 2014. It was a series that explored historical mysteries and examined how past events unfolded through investigative research.
History Detectives was a documentary-style series that first premiered on July 14, 2003. It focused on uncovering the stories behind historical artifacts, documents, and locations, aiming to shed light on significant moments in history by examining evidence and consulting experts. The series provided viewers with an in-depth look at various historical topics across its multiple seasons.
Each episode had a runtime of approximately 60 minutes, during which the program delved into different historical mysteries and investigations.
History Detectives episode schedule
113 aired
Aired · 113
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2014 | S11·E4 | Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? |
| July 15, 2014 | S11·E3 | Texas Servant Girl Murders |
| July 8, 2014 | S11·E2 | The Disappearance of Glenn Miller |
| July 1, 2014 | S11·E1 | Civil War Sabotage? |
| August 6, 2013 | S10·E10 | 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis |
| April 2, 2013 | S10·E9 | Mysteries from the Wild West |
| January 8, 2013 | S10·E8 | Bill of Sale, Cobb Powder Horn and the Star Spangled Banner |
| October 9, 2012 | S10·E7 | Colored Heroes, Valley Forge Map and a Transistor Radio |
| October 2, 2012 | S10·E6 | Vietnam Diary; Bootlegger's Notebook; Hollywood Ledger |
| August 7, 2012 | S10·E5 | Titanic Picture Frame; Woolworth Signs; Nazi Spy Toys |
| July 31, 2012 | S10·E4 | Bird of War; Lincoln Oath; War Spoils of a Peace Chief |
| July 24, 2012 | S10·E3 | Book of Rogues; Empire State Crash; Forbidden Pinup |
| July 24, 2012 | S10·E2 | Civil War-Era Pistols; KKK Records; Motown Amp |
| July 17, 2012 | S10·E1 | Bob Dylan Guitar; Beatles Autographs; Frank Zappa Collage |
| October 11, 2011 | S9·E12 | Ince Ledger; Harlem Heirs; Chandler Tintype |
| September 27, 2011 | S9·E11 | Continental Club Card, Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, Society Circus Program |
| September 20, 2011 | S9·E10 | Leopold Medal, Suffrage Pennant, WB Cartoons |
| September 6, 2011 | S9·E9 | 1775 Almanac, Exercise Records, Moon Museum |
| August 30, 2011 | S9·E8 | Drug Smuggling Doll, Florida Map, Marion Carpenter Camera |
| August 23, 2011 | S9·E7 | Andrew Jackson's Mouth Modoc Basket Hot Town Poster |
| July 26, 2011 | S9·E6 | Baker's Gold; Kittery Telescope; Japanese Carved Cane |
| July 19, 2011 | S9·E5 | Clara Barton Letter; Teddy Roosevelt War Club; Drone Propeller |
| July 12, 2011 | S9·E4 | African American Comic Book; Lindbergh-Sikorsky Fabric; Civil War Letters |
| July 5, 2011 | S9·E3 | Siberian Bullet; John Brown Pike; Ronald McDonald Costume |
| June 28, 2011 | S9·E2 | Spanish Civil War Eulogy; World War II Leaflets; Tiffany Windows |
| June 21, 2011 | S9·E1 | Yakima Canutt's Saddle; The Ni'ihau Incident; Civil War Cannon |
| September 6, 2010 | S8·E11 | Chicago Clock; Universal Friends; War Dogs |
| August 30, 2010 | S8·E10 | WB Cartoons; Galvez Papers; Mussolini's Dagger |
| August 23, 2010 | S8·E9 | Jackie Robinson All-Stars, Modoc Basket, Special Agent Five |
| August 16, 2010 | S8·E8 | Hot Town Poster, Face Jug, Lost City of Gold |
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| August 9, 2010 | S8·E7 | St.Valentine's Day Massacre; G. Washington Miniature; Stalag 17 Portrait |
| July 26, 2010 | S8·E6 | Korean War Letter, Diana, Lookout Mt. Painting |
| July 19, 2010 | S8·E5 | Cromwell Dixon; Bartlett Sketchbook; Duke Ellington Plates |
| July 12, 2010 | S8·E4 | Barton Letter; Andrew Jackson's Mouth; Spybook |
| July 5, 2010 | S8·E3 | Lauste Film Clip; Baker's Gold; Transatlantic Cable |
| June 28, 2010 | S8·E2 | Iwo Jima Map, Copperhead Cane, Theremin |
| June 21, 2010 | S8·E1 | Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum |
| September 14, 2009 | S7·E12 | Shipwreck Cannons/Connecticut Farmhouse/Kahlil Gibran Painting |
| September 7, 2009 | S7·E11 | Duke Ellington Plates/Scottsboror Boys Stamp/Civil War Bridge |
| August 31, 2009 | S7·E10 | Stalag 17 Portrait/Seadrome/Black Tom Shell |
| August 24, 2009 | S7·E9 | WPA Mural Studies/George Washington Miniature/Japanese Balloon Bomb |
| August 17, 2009 | S7·E8 | Mussolini Dagger, Liberia Letter, N.E.A.R. Device |
| August 10, 2009 | S7·E7 | Hindenburg Artifact/John Adams Book/Birthplace of Hip-Hop |
| July 27, 2009 | S7·E6 | Amelia Earhart Plane/Fillmore Pardon/Boxcar Home |
| July 20, 2009 | S7·E5 | Tokyo Rose Recording; Crazy Horse Photo; WWII Diary |
| July 13, 2009 | S7·E4 | Sideshow Babies/Lubin Photos/Navajo Rug |
| July 6, 2009 | S7·E3 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre/Booth Letter/Cemetery Alarm |
| June 29, 2009 | S7·E2 | Manhattan Project Patent/Galleon Shipwreck/Creole Poems |
| June 22, 2009 | S7·E1 | PsychoPhone; War Dog Letter; Pancho Villa Watch Fob |
| September 15, 2008 | S6·E10 | Blueprint Special/Monroe Letter/Atocha Spanish Silver |
| September 8, 2008 | S6·E9 | Shipwreck Cannons/Connecticut Farmhouse/Kahil Gibran Painting |
| August 18, 2008 | S6·E8 | John Adams Book/Mankato Spoon/NC-4 |
| August 11, 2008 | S6·E7 | Black Tom Shell/USS Olympia Glass/Front Street Blockhouse |
| August 4, 2008 | S6·E6 | GAR Photograph/Bill Pickett Saddle/Hiter Films |
| July 28, 2008 | S6·E5 | Hindenburg Artifact/Bonus Army Stamp/Dempsey Fight Bell |
| July 21, 2008 | S6·E4 | China Marine Jacket/Airstream Caravan/Lincoln Forgery |
| July 14, 2008 | S6·E3 | Japanese Balloon Bomb/Society Circus Program/Camp David Letter |
| July 7, 2008 | S6·E2 | Red Hand Flag/Seth Eastman Painting/Isleton Tong |
| June 30, 2008 | S6·E1 | WWII Diary/Annie Oakley Coin/1856 Mormon Tale |
| September 10, 2007 | S5·E10 | USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter |
| September 3, 2007 | S5·E9 | Bill Pickett Saddle; McKinley Casket Flag; Hitler Films |
| August 27, 2007 | S5·E8 | Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; USS Indianapolis |
| August 20, 2007 | S5·E7 | Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle |
| July 30, 2007 | S5·E6 | NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon |
| July 23, 2007 | S5·E5 | Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe |
| July 16, 2007 | S5·E4 | Atocha Spanish Silver; Lucy Parsons Book; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter |
| July 9, 2007 | S5·E3 | GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell |
| July 2, 2007 | S5·E2 | Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin |
| June 25, 2007 | S5·E1 | 3-D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amon 'n' Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting |
| September 4, 2006 | S4·E11 | Superman Sketch; Lost Musical Treasure; Rebel Whiskey Flask |
| August 28, 2006 | S4·E10 | Lou Gehrig Autograph; Cleveland Electric Car; Philadelphia Freedom Paper |
| August 21, 2006 | S4·E9 | Grace Kelly Automobile; Illicit P.O.W. Photos; Mystery Motorcycle |
| August 14, 2006 | S4·E8 | Calf Creek Arrow; Doc Holliday's Watch; Black Star Line Stock Certificates |
| July 31, 2006 | S4·E7 | Survivor Camera; Alcoholics Anonymous Letter; Tallahassee Mystery Cross |
| July 24, 2006 | S4·E6 | Orphan Film Reel; Chinese Opium Scale; Hermann Goering's Shotgun |
| July 17, 2006 | S4·E5 | U.S.S. Indianapolis; Highlander Badge; Spirit of St. Louis |
| July 10, 2006 | S4·E4 | Alternative Service Certificates; Carolina Mystery Books; Mickey Mouse's Origin |
| July 3, 2006 | S4·E3 | Coca-Cola Trade Card; Vicksburg Map; Lawrence Strike |
| June 26, 2006 | S4·E2 | Wartime Baseball; Confederate Eyeglass; Howard Hughes' Invention |
| June 19, 2006 | S4·E1 | The Chisholm Trail; Harry Houdini Poster; McKinley Casket Flag |
| September 19, 2005 | S3·E11 | Home for Unwed Mothers |
| September 12, 2005 | S3·E10 | Leisureama Homes |
| September 5, 2005 | S3·E9 | Coney Island Lion |
| August 29, 2005 | S3·E8 | Hermann Goering's Shotgun |
| August 22, 2005 | S3·E7 | Doc Holliday's Watch |
| August 15, 2005 | S3·E6 | Secrets of the Tape |
| August 1, 2005 | S3·E5 | Portrait of George Washington |
| July 25, 2005 | S3·E4 | Cherokee Bible |
| July 18, 2005 | S3·E3 | Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons |
| July 11, 2005 | S3·E2 | Black Star Line Certificates |
| June 27, 2005 | S3·E1 | The Spirit of St. Louis |
| September 27, 2004 | S2·E12 | Body in the Basement |
| September 20, 2004 | S2·E11 | Koranic School Book |
| September 13, 2004 | S2·E10 | Pop Lloyd Baseball Field |
| September 6, 2004 | S2·E9 | Lost Gold Ship |
| August 23, 2004 | S2·E8 | Bonnie & Clyde |
| August 16, 2004 | S2·E7 | Migrant Poems |
| August 2, 2004 | S2·E6 | Riding Crop |
| July 19, 2004 | S2·E5 | Dueling Pistols |
| July 12, 2004 | S2·E4 | Hollywood |
| July 5, 2004 | S2·E3 | Mail Order Brides |
| June 28, 2004 | S2·E2 | Internment Artwork |
| June 21, 2004 | S2·E1 | Civil War Submarine |
| September 8, 2003 | S1·E10 | Philadelphia |
| September 1, 2003 | S1·E9 | Oregon |
| August 25, 2003 | S1·E8 | New York |
| August 4, 2003 | S1·E7 | Texas |
| July 28, 2003 | S1·E6 | California |
| July 21, 2003 | S1·E5 | The South East |
| July 17, 2003 | S1·E4 | The Capitol |
| July 16, 2003 | S1·E3 | New England |
| July 15, 2003 | S1·E2 | The Mid West |
| July 14, 2003 | S1·E1 | New Jersey |