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History Detectives

Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagán to a heroic story on a forbidden Hawaiian island. Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD. by Colleen Greer

Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagán to a forbidden Hawaiian island where he finds a heroic story often overshadowed by the raid on Pearl Harbor.

history_det_japanese_engine617x347 Eduardo Pagán travels to the forbidden island of Ni’ihau, Hawaii to find out whether these engine parts came from a Japanese airplane that took part in the raid on Pearl Harbor.
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Then Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right cannon. What role did these shavings play in the early hours of the civil war? An early 20th century saddle puts Wes Cowan on the trail of Yakima Cunutt. How did this rodeo champion change Hollywood movie-making?

Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD.

History Detectives

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