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In Search Of Myths And Heroes image   In Search Of Myths And Heroes
Arthur: The Once and Future King
Sunday, November 8
7:00 PM on Channel 17 logo
The Celtic world is explored to find the truth behind the Round Table, Excalibur and the Holy Grail.
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Minnesota's Deadliest Tornadoes image   Minnesota's Deadliest Tornadoes
Sunday, November 8
9:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
The history of some of the state's fatal twisters near Rochester, St. Cloud and Appleton. Weather gurus Paul Douglas and Mark Seeley help host Mary Lahammer reveal the devastation and loss left behind.
 



Hoover Dam image   Hoover Dam
American Experience
Monday, November 9
8:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
This dam transformed the Southwest and brought electricity to millions during the Great Depression.
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Medal Of Honor image   Medal Of Honor
Tuesday, November 10
8:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
Profiles America's greatest heroes, recipients of our country's highest honor for military service.
 



Shared Sacrifice image   Shared Sacrifice
Rock County In War
Wednesday, November 11
9:30 PM on Channel 2 logo
Rock County WWII vets recall the importance of their service and how it affected those at home in Luverne. Their stories are striking and touching: they talk about the importance of their friends and families, their buddies and "just doing their duty".
 



Ken Burns American Stories image   Ken Burns American Stories
The West: Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
Thursday, November 12
8:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
By the 1870s, there were only a few pockets of resistance against the U.S. push to conquer the West.
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Pipestone image   Pipestone
An Unbroken Legacy
Thursday, November 12
9:30 PM on Channel 2 logo
Pipestone is a powerful and poignant testimony of what the quarries mean to Native peoples, past and present.
 



Lost Twin Cities image   Lost Twin Cities
Saturday, November 14
8:00 PM on Channel 17 logo
Lost Twin Cities is an architectural and social history of the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
 



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