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The Riot Report - S36 E5
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the 11-member Kerner Commission to investigate the riots that engulfed urban communities across the country in 1967.
- Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 23, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday May 23, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET
- Thursday May 23, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday May 23, 2024 8:00 pm CT on KET2
- Friday May 24, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Friday May 24, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
- Saturday May 25, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday May 25, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETWORLD
- Saturday May 25, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET2
- Saturday May 25, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET2
- Saturday May 25, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday May 25, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETWORLD
Surviving the Dust Bowl - S10 E8
Premiered On: 11/16/2009
Beginning in 1930 dust storms ravaged America's overplowed southern plains, turning wheat fields into desert. Disease, hardship, and death followed, yet the majority of people stayed on, steadfastly refusing to give up on the land and a way of life.
- Wednesday May 22, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Wednesday May 22, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Great Famine - S23 E8
Premiered On: 04/11/2011
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign. This documentary reveals the riveting story of America's engagement with a distant and desperate people.
- Thursday May 23, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Thursday May 23, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
The Sun Queen - S35 E5
Biophysicist and inventor Maria Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995.
- Monday May 27, 2024 4:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Monday May 27, 2024 3:00 am CT on KETWORLD
The Lie Detector - S35 E1
Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work.
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History - S35 E3
Discover the fascinating and unexpected history behind Monopoly, America's favorite board game.
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Fatal Flood - S13 E11
Premiered On: 04/16/2001
The raging floodwaters of the Mississippi River in 1927 divided one small town, pitting rich against poor, Black against white and threatened to tear one family apart.
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Flood in the Desert - S34 E3
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland to ensure the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Zoot Suit Riots - S14 E6
Premiered On: 02/10/2002
In 1942, simmering racial tensions in Los Angeles boiled over after the murder of Jose Diaz, a 22-year-old Mexican American. In the aftermath of a highly publicized trial, the city erupted in violent riots that scarred race relations for decades to come.
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Stonewall Uprising - S23 E9
Premiered On: 04/25/2011
When gay bar Stonewall Inn was raided in 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. As told by those present, the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and demonstrations, announcing that the gay rights movement had arrived.
- Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
- Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
Riveted: The History of Jeans - S34 E1
Discover the fascinating history of jeans, from their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop.
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 2:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 1:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
- Tuesday June 11, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday June 11, 2024 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday June 13, 2024 2:00 am ET on KET
- Thursday June 13, 2024 1:00 am CT on KET
- Tuesday June 18, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday June 18, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal - S36 E4
- Monday April 29, 2024 4:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday April 29, 2024 3:00 pm CT on KET
- Saturday April 27, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday April 27, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
- Saturday April 27, 2024 9:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday April 27, 2024 8:00 am CT on KETWORLD
- Saturday April 27, 2024 1:00 am ET on KETWORLD
- Saturday April 27, 2024 12:00 am CT on KETWORLD
- Friday April 26, 2024 8:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Friday April 26, 2024 7:00 pm CT on KETWORLD
- Wednesday April 24, 2024 2:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday April 24, 2024 1:30 am CT on KET
- Monday April 22, 2024 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday April 22, 2024 8:00 pm CT on KET
The Sun Queen - S35 E5
- Monday April 22, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KETWORLD
- Monday April 22, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KETWORLD