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Almanac: Fort Knox

Name: Almanac: Fort Knox
Uploaded: 2015-06-28T09:35:28-0400
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Description: On June 28, 1935, the government revealed its plan to construct a massive underground vault at an Army base in Kentucky to house the nation's gold reserves. Lee Cowan reports.

On June 28, 1935, the government revealed its plan to construct a massive underground vault at an Army base in Kentucky to house the nation's gold reserves. Lee Cowan reports.