History Detectives

Wartime Baseball; Confederate Eyeglass; Howard Hughes' Invention

TV-PG
S4 • E2    Jun 26, 2006    60m
Questions surrounding a baseball autographed by Dizzy Dean, a brass eyeglass containing an image of Jefferson Davis, and a question on credit for an oil-drilling device. Included: investigation of a 1944 baseball game in which the players supposedly included Dean, Satchel Paige and an Air Force staff sergeant; whether an eyeglass belonged to a Confederate supporter; whether a twin-cone roller-rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes or a San Jose resident's grandfather.

Where to Watch History Detectives - S4 • E2

Cast of Wartime Baseball; Confederate Eyeglass; Howard Hughes' Invention

  • Elyse LuraySelf - Auctioneer and Appraiser
  • Tukufu ZuberiSelf - Sociologist
  • Gwendolyn WrightSelf - Architectural Historian
  • Wes CowanSelf - Auctioneer and Appraiser
  • Timothy M. HillHoward Hughes, Sr.
  • Bernardo RuizPost Producer

 

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