/ Modified may 1, 2010 2:24 a.m.

HISTORY DETECTIVES

An artifact that could be a souvenir of the Hindenburg disaster; a stamp that may be connected to the Bonus Army March on Washington; and a bell that may have been ringside at a Jack Dempsey match. Monday, July 28th 9pm KUAT6 & HD

Hindenburg artifact

Hindenburg Artifact A Hoboken, New Jersey, man has a palm-sized, army-green metal box that looks like an instrument panel. Beneath a shattered plastic covering is a sliding, numbered scale; knobs on each end move a lever across the scale. German writing indicates the country of origin. Might this instrument have been recovered from the crash site of the Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey?

bonus army stamp

Bonus Army Stamp A collector in Hawaii has a postage-sized stamp with an illustration of a World War I “doughboy” solider and the words “PAY THE BONUS.” The contributor, whose grandfather was a World War I soldier, thinks the stamp is linked to the “Bonus Army” veterans. A bill was passed in 1924 promising WWI veterans a payment 21 years later — dubbed a “bonus” — in 1945. When the Great Depression hit, veterans organized to demand early payment of the bonus. They organized a protest march on Washington in 1932, demanding pay for their combat, and approximately 20,000 veterans camped out near the Capitol following the march.

Dempsey bell

Dempsey Fight Bell July 4, 1919, marks the day America found its true calling in a national obsession. Icon Jack Dempsey became the world’s first boxing superstar, and he did it with the clang of a bell. Now, a contributor in Reno, Nevada, wants to know: Is the bell he’s toasted many a night on the wall of his favorite bar the one that was ringside at Dempsey’s legendary world heavyweight championship match?

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