History's Lost and Found is a television show from the History Channel first aired in 1999. Each episode is divided into three different segments concerning a different "lost" item or artifact from history. Most of the time, the three segments do not relate. Each segment runs around 7 minutes and in this time we learn the history, of several famous lost artifacts such as the flags from the Battle of Iwo Jima

Battle of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima , or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. The U.S...

, and other not so famous artifacts like the first TV Dinner tray

TV tray table

A TV tray table, TV dinner tray, or personal table is a type of collapsible furniture that functions as a small and easily portable, folding table. These small tables were originally designed to be a surface from which one could eat a meal while watching television...

. Each segment ends with information on where this item is located. Some segments were reused in other episodes. Episodes of the show were released on VHS in 2001 and the first episode has been released on DVD. 2000 was the big year for the series as most of the episodes were created and aired during that year, but a few new episodes aired 4 years later in 2004.

The series is based on the book "Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones and Einstein's Brain" by Harvey Rachlin.

The series was produced by Atlas Media Corporation. Executive Producer: Bruce David Klein

Repeats

The History Channel continues to air the show in reruns every Sunday morning at 6:00 and 6:30 AM.

The episodes do not air in order and some are shown more often than others.

Episode list

Here is a list of artifacts featured on the show.

Episode	Segments	Original Air Date
1	Jackie Kennedy’s Bloodstained Dress Warship Vasa General Sickles' Leg Bone	8/7/1999
2	Clyde Barrow's death shirt Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.... 's head Dinosaur Skeleton	8/14/1999
3	John Paul Jones John Paul Jones John Paul Jones was a Scottish sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to... 's body The London Bridge London Bridge London Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge, it forms the western end of the Pool of London... George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of... 's Wooden Teeth	9/11/1999
4	Flags of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Iwo Jima, officially , is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain, which lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The island is located south of mainland Tokyo and administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo... Rosenberg Jell-O Chang and Eng’s Shared Liver	10/6/2000
5	Hitler’s Staff and Parade Car Hugh Hefner Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:... ’s Pajamas The African Queen	10/9/2000
6	Saigon Embassy Staircase Christmas Carol Christmas carol A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...  Prompt Copy Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents... ’s Tumor	10/10/2000
7	Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... ’s Taping System Earliest Silly Putty Silly Putty Silly Putty , is the Crayola-owned trademark name for a class of silicone polymers. It is marketed today as a toy for children, but was originally created by accident during research into potential rubber substitutes for use by the United States in World War II... Body of Little Miss 1565	10/11/2000
8	Eva Braun’s Home Movies King Herold’s Alabaster Bathtub First Issue of Mad Magazine	10/12/2000
9	Alcatraz Escape Heads Buddy Holly’s Glasses Calvin Coolidge’s Electric Horse	10/13/2000
10	Robert E Lee’s Surrender Table Marie Antoinette’s Guillotine Blade Ronald Regan’s Favorite Booth at Chasens	10/16/2000
11	WWII Surrender Table James Dean’s Motorcycle Alan Sheppard’s Six-Iron	10/17/2000
12	Stonewall Jackson's Raincoat First Monopoly Game Franz Ferdinand's Assassination Car	10/18/2000
13	Oliver Cromwell's Head Lone Ranger's Mask First Video Game	10/19/2000
14	Merry Pranksters Bus First Portable Vacuum Ben Franklin’s Armonica	10/20/2000
15	Hollywood Sign Gandhi’s Bloodstained Dhoti First Gas Mask	10/23/2000
16	Sam 260000 First TV Remote Control Tom Thumb’s Wedding Cake	10/24/2000
17	Original Clinton Electric Chair 1873 Winner Wire Barbed Wire Togo	10/25/2000
18	First Zippo Lighter The Lindbergh Crate Captain Kidd’s Plea Letter	10/27/2000
19	Confederate Constitution Genesis Moon Rock Warren Harding's Dog Laddie Boy	10/30/2000
20	William Shakespeare's Will Imelda Marcos's Shoes First Longitude Timekeep	10/31/2000
21	1890 Levi Jeans Challenger Crew Compartment Lizzie Borden’s Hatchet Head	11/1/2000
22	Autographed Hooverball Covered Wagon Travel Trailer Congressional Church Register of Salem	11/2/2000
23	Louis Armstrong’s Tape Recordings One Cent Magenta Stamp Andy Warhol’s Wigs	11/3/2000
24	Lincoln's Deathbed Marilyn Monroe's Dress Douglas Bader's Leg	11/6/2000
25	Al Capone's Cadillac Columbus' Book of Privileges Original Winnie-the-Pooh Doll.	11/7/2000
26	USS Arizona John Wayne's Alamo Set The Times Square Ball	11/8/2000
27	Last New York City Checkered Cab The Maltese Falcon Benedict Arnold's Oath of Allegiance	11/9/2000
28	The Memphis Belle Henry the VIII’s Love Letters Colonel Sanders First Pressure Cooker	11/10/2000
29	John Dillinger’s Gun Lewis and Clark's Packing List Leadbelly Aluminum Disc	11/13/2000
30	Mummy of John Paul Jones Theodore Roosevelt Eye Glasses Case First Microwave Oven	11/14/2000
31	The Voyager Record Mark Twain’s Writing Bed Plymouth Rock	11/15/2000
32	Liberace’s Mirror Tied Piano Paul Reveres Lantern Able the Space Monkey	11/17/2000
33	Sigmund Freud's Couch Yes, Virginia Letter Wright Flyer Cloth	11/20/2000
34	The Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln Antioch Chalice First Cellular Phone	11/21/2000
35	Janis Joplin's Porsche Jumbo's bones Eniac	11/22/2000
36	Houdini's Water Torture Cell First Moog synthesizer Painless Parker's Teeth	11/23/2000
37	St Valentine's Day Massacre Wall The Liberty Bell Mark I	11/24/2000
38	Hitler’s Skull Original La-Z Boy Recliner Kahanamoku's Australian Surfboard	11/27/2000
39	The Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln The Origins of the Recreational Vehicle Jayne Mansfield's Death Car	11/28/2000
40	Lee Harvey Oswald’s Ambulance Original Fairy Photographs The Nike Waffle Iron	11/29/2000
41	George Washington’s School Books Original Instant Polaroid Camera Hoof of Firehouse Twelve	11/30/2000
42	Girder from Hidenburg Trigger Sally Rand’s Ostrich Feather Fans	12/1/2000
43	Elvis’ Letter to Nixon Man Eating Lions of Tsavo Corset Busks from Mary Ann Hall’s Brothel	12/4/2000
44	Oscar Prototype Induction Balance The Stone of Scone	12/5/2000
45	Cowardly Lions Costume The First Transistor JFK’s Whale Tooth	12/6/2000
46	Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Medals Joseph Hayden’s Head Original Coca-Cola Bottle	12/7/2000
47	First Ike Jacket First Apple Computer Rin Tin Tin	12/8/2000
48	The P-38 Glacier Girl Uncle Tom’s Cabin Manuscript Ty Cobb’s Dentures	12/11/2000
49	Nuremberg Laws Charlie Parker's Plastic Saxophone First Lionel Train	12/12/2000
50	USS Pampanito Stanley Milgram's Shock Box Take Me Out to the Ballgame Lyric Sheet	12/13/2000
51	Henry Ford’s Quadricycle Ford Quadricycle The Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford. Ford's first car was a simple frame with an ethanol-powered engine and four bicycle wheels mounted on it.The earliest cars were hand built, one by one, and very expensive... Mark David Chapman’s Double Fantasy Album Crown of St Stephen	12/14/2000
52	Bonnie and Clyde’s Death Car George Washington’s Inaugural Bible Hugh Hefner’s Pajamas	12/15/2000
53	Lyndon Johnson’s Tapes John Lennon’s Station Wagon First Parking Meter	12/18/2000
54	The James Caird Sun Studio’s Sound Board Patton’s Death Cadillac	12/19/2000
55	Larry Kelly’s Heisman Trophy First Mustang Convertible Log of the Enola Gay	12/20/2000
56	Jack Ruby’s Gun Sense of Smell and Touch Mosaic Ghetto Milk Cans	12/21/2000
57	Malcolm X’s Diary Belmont’s Subway Car Regan’s Favorite Booth at Chasens	12/22/2000
58	Francis Gary Power’s U2 Wing Fragment Edison’s First Phonograph Buffalo Bill’s Grave	12/25/2000
59	The Spruce Goose Coat of Horatio Nelson First TV Dinner Tray	12/26/2000
60	Lincoln's Catafalque Elvis Presley's First Guitar Pancho Villa's Death Mask	12/27/2000
61	Original Woolworth's Sit-in Counter Dauphin's Heart First War Films	12/28/2000
62	Remains of the Unknown Soldier James Dean's Motorcycle Warship Vasa	12/29/2000
63	The Spirit of America Watergate Address Book Charlie Chaplin’s Shoes	7/4/2004
64	The Wright Brothers' plane The Treasures of King Tut The Gettysburg Address	7/21/2004
65	Car that Carried John F. Kennedy to His Death John Dillinger’s Gun Civil War General’s Amputated Leg	9/4/2005