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November 6, 2023 6:01 PM

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

A University of Cambridge historian has decoded more than 100 previously unopened letters sent during the Seven Years War.

by Kai McNamee

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November 1, 2023 12:53 PM

These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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October 31, 2023 4:00 AM

'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands

The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.

by Deena Prichep

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October 13, 2023 1:30 PM

76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

Terry Jon Martin, who was charged with stealing a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film “The Wizard of Oz,” changed his plea to guilty at the federal courthouse in Duluth on Friday morning.

by Dan Kraker

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October 5, 2023 8:47 AM

Vikings had windows, a shift away from barbaric Norsemen image, Danish museum says

Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass.

by The Associated Press

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October 3, 2023 6:36 AM

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets

Scientists are trying to understand how some ancient buildings have lasted for centuries in hopes of making modern buildings more durable.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2023 4:47 PM

Here's the story of the portrait behind Ruth Bader Ginsburg's postage stamp

"It's like you feel a presence in the photograph," says Philip Bermingham. The striking image he captured became the U.S. Postal Service's reference for the new stamp.

by Bill Chappell

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September 29, 2023 4:48 PM

Relative of man who died on Lake Superior reacts to news of shipwreck's discovery

When MPR News published and broadcast the news Wednesday that the wreck of the freighter Henry Steinbrenner had been found in Lake Superior, it reached the great-niece of a man who died when the ship sank in 1953. “It closes the circle,” she said.

by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Andrew Krueger

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September 28, 2023 1:29 PM

'I had an obligation to speak out': Remembering the life of Dora Eiger Zaidenweber

MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dora and her daughter Rosanne Zaidenweber on Holocaust Remembrance day in 2006.

by Cathy Wurzer

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September 27, 2023 4:00 AM

Harrowing stories resurface in newly discovered Lake Superior shipwreck

Seventy years after sinking with the loss of more than half its crew in a Lake Superior storm, the freighter Henry Steinbrenner was found this month by a pair of Minnesota shipwreck hunters. With the discovery, a tale of tragedy, survival and heroism on the big lake once lost to time and fading memories is resurrected.

by Andrew Krueger

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History

Lost French love letters from the 1750s reveal what life was like during wartime

These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands

76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

Vikings had windows, a shift away from barbaric Norsemen image, Danish museum says

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets

Here's the story of the portrait behind Ruth Bader Ginsburg's postage stamp

Relative of man who died on Lake Superior reacts to news of shipwreck's discovery

'I had an obligation to speak out': Remembering the life of Dora Eiger Zaidenweber

Harrowing stories resurface in newly discovered Lake Superior shipwreck

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