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Wartime Baseball; Confederate Eyeglass; Howard Hughes' Invention

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.

English
  • Originally Aired June 26, 2006
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created September 6, 2011 by
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