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8:00 pm
History Detectives
A Missouri woman, while writing a book about her late brother who was killed in Vietnam, became friends with one of her brother's battalion-mates. The man said he had a diary found on the chest of a dead North Vietnamese after a battle and would like it retuned to the soldier's family. The woman contacted HISTORY DETECTIVES and Wes Cowan with a research team worked for months on the puzzle. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also became involved.G
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9:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow
"Salt Lake City, UT - Part 3"
Precious objects include a set of clubs once owned by Utah golf legend George "Gix" Von Elm, who also designed courses in eastern Idaho. Two Utah documents that date to 1857 are valued up to $15,000. Part 3 of 3G
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10:00 pm
Flagler's Train: The Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad
Nearly thirty years after the last spike was driven in the transcontinental railway at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, the vast Florida wilderness was America's last frontier. But Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler had a vision for the lush, subtropical territory, one that he believed would bring untold commerce, people and riches to the as yet untamed land. It involved a railroad network, built through his iron will, vast riches and sheer determination that though short-lived, had far-reaching effects that are still felt today, 100 years after the first train pulled into Key West. D
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11:00 pm
Marion's Triumph: Surviving History's Nightmare
In 1938, the Blumenthal family began their journey to the United States as refugees from Nazi Germany. However, the Germans bombed the Blumenthals' passenger ship, trapping them in occupied Holland. Six-and-a-half years of horror in various refugee, transit and prison camps - including notorious Bergen-Belsen - followed, as did an incredible story of near escapes, dashed hopes and tragedy. D
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