When did American Experience Season 20 Episode 2 air?
American Experience Season 20 Episode 2 aired on January 21, 2008 at 8 PM ET.


TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.
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American Experience Season 20 Episode 2 aired on January 21, 2008 at 8 PM ET.
This episode runs for approximately 55 minutes.
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