History

Hubert H. Humphrey could replace Henry Mower Rice in proposed congressional statue swap
Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a resolution to ask that Humphrey’s likeness go into the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, replacing Rice’s statue, which has been on display for more than a century.
New exhibit showcases letters that LGBTQ+ community used to connect from 1950s to today
The exhibit pulls materials from across the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota to examine how the use of mail by LGBTQ+ people has subverted the postal service through challenging obscenity laws, and the reliance on anonymity and discretion.
The piece of wood that saved (only) Rose in ‘Titanic’ was auctioned off for $718k
The debris that saved Rose’s life in Titanic — and sparked a quarter-century of debate — fetched over $718,000 at an auction of iconic Hollywood movie props last week. It's based on a real artifact.
Eight decades after it crashed, expedition launched to find ‘America’s Ace of Aces’ plane
Eighty years ago this week, one of the most famous airplanes in U.S. military history — one with a connection to the Twin Ports — crashed in the South Pacific. Now an expedition is being launched to find it.