3D Cuban Missile Crisis; Amos 'n Andy Record; Women's Suffrage Painting

S05 E01 • Monday, Jun 25, 2007 • Jun 25 • 1h

The fifth season begins with a portable projection screen that may have been used by President Kennedy to view spy photos during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also: an aluminum record that might contain an original recording of the “Amos 'n' Andy” program; and a painting that may have been an original portrait used in the women's suffrage movement.

Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin

S05 E02 • Monday, Jul 2, 2007 • Jul 2 • 1h

A possible Colonial-era $6 bill found by a Nebraska family; and a British 10-shilling note said to have been signed by FDR, Winston Churchill and George Patton. Also: A North Carolina woman has a pin she claims was made from metal taken from the Liberty Bell.

GAR Photograph; Jefferson Pledge; Dempsey Fight Bell

S05 E03 • Monday, Jul 9, 2007 • Jul 9 • 1h

A fight bell that may have been used in a Jack Dempsey boxing match; a photo that may depict white Civil War soldiers standing with two black men, all of whom are thought to be members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Also: a document that may have Thomas Jefferson's signature on it, along with a pledge that would help finance a school.

Atocha Spanish Silver; Ernie Pyle's Typewriter; Lucy Parsons Book

S05 E04 • Monday, Jul 16, 2007 • Jul 16 • 1h

Two bars of silver that may have been from a Spanish ship that went down off Florida; a book that might have belonged to social activist Lucy Parsons; a typewriter that may have belonged to WWII journalist Ernie Pyle.

Great Mexican War Posters; Muhlenberg Robe; Nora Holt Autograph Book

S05 E05 • Monday, Jul 23, 2007 • Jul 23 • 1h

Movie posters for a film that might contain footage of fighting during the Mexican Revolution; and an autograph book that may have signatures from Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Also: a robe that might have belonged to Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, who led troops during the American Revolution.

NC-4: First Across the Atlantic; Howard Hughes Crash; Civil War Balloon

S05 E06 • Monday, Jul 30, 2007 • Jul 30 • 1h

A square of fabric that may have been part of an NC-4 aircraft, which was the first to fly across the Atlantic; and an altimeter that might have been part of the XF-11 aircraft flown by Howard Hughes in 1946. Also: a piece of material that may have been part of a Civil War-era hot-air balloon designed for the U.S. Army.

Grace Kelly Car; Harley-Davidson Motorcycle; Civil War POW Photos

S05 E07 • Monday, Aug 6, 2007 • Aug 6 • 1h

Coca-Cola Trade Card; Lawrence Strike; Vicksburg Map

S05 E08 • Monday, Aug 13, 2007 • Aug 13 • 1h

Red Cloud Letter; '32 Ford Roadster; Cast Iron Eagle

S05 E09 • Monday, Aug 20, 2007 • Aug 20 • 1h

A 1932 Ford Roadster that may have been used in dry-lake races; a letter that may have been written by Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum to James Red Cloud of the Lakota tribe; a cast-iron eagle that might have been a decoration for a New York post office

Lincoln Letter; Quaker Map; U.S.S. Indianapolis

S05 E10 • Monday, Aug 27, 2007 • Aug 27 • 1h

A letter that may have been signed by Abraham Lincoln; a map that might have markings for the Underground Railroad in Ohio; and artifacts that may have been aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by a Japanese sub during WWII.

Bill Pickett Saddle; Hitler Films; McKinley Casket Flag

S05 E11 • Monday, Sep 3, 2007 • Sep 3 • 1h

A saddle that may have been owned by cowboy legend Bill Pickett; a flag that might have been draped over the casket of President William McKinley; and film cans that may contain archival footage of Nazi officials.

USS Thresher; Pete Gray Cartoon; Manhattan Project Letter

S05 E12 • Monday, Sep 10, 2007 • Sep 10 • 1h

The fifth season ends with documents that may be related to the USS Thresher, a nuclear sub that sank in 1963; storyboards that may be for a comic strip about one-armed baseball player Pete Gray; and handwritten documents that may pertain to the Manhattan Project during World War II.