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Gangland Graveyard
Tuesday, November 3
11:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
Explore the dramatic downfall of "Big Joey" Massino and the FBI effort to cripple the mob.
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The West: The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-
Thursday, November 5
8:00 PM on Channel 2 logo
Vividly details the heroic building of the transcontinental railroad, which transformed the West.
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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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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.
 



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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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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.
 



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