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Clip: Season 1996 Episode 19 | 4m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Almanac's own history professor joins us to talk about Gov. Rudy Perpich calling out...
Almanac's own history professor joins us to talk about Gov. Rudy Perpich calling out the National Guard to the Hormel Plant in Austin MN ten years ago this weekend.
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Hormel History
Clip: Season 1996 Episode 19 | 4m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Almanac's own history professor joins us to talk about Gov. Rudy Perpich calling out the National Guard to the Hormel Plant in Austin MN ten years ago this weekend.
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