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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on

The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren’t recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.
by Rachel Treisman

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 includes OutKast, Soundgarden and Cyndi Lauper

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 includes OutKast, Soundgarden and Cyndi Lauper

The seven acts voted into the Rock Hall this year include Southern rap and Midwest garage rock duos, pillars of the grunge and English blues rock eras and the ‘80s most unusual pop star.
by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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‘The runners are coming’: Boston Marathon helps celebrate 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War

‘The runners are coming’: Boston Marathon helps celebrate 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War

Paul Revere rode down Boylston Street to proclaim“ the runners are coming” as the Boston Marathon helped celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.
by The Associated Press

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Land speculators and lawmakers: How St. Peter nearly became Minnesota’s capital

Land speculators and lawmakers: How St. Peter nearly became Minnesota’s capital

A bill at the Legislature this session seeks to designate St. Peter as Minnesota’s honorary capital, a nod to its nearly famous status. It’s also intended to set the record straight on exactly what happened during Minnesota’s last year before statehood. 
by Anika Besst

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‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

‘From the Holocaust to America’: A pop-up art show features artist and survivor Lucy Kreisler Smith

A new exhibition at Vandalia Tower in St. Paul showcases more than 300 works by Lucy Kreisler Smith, a Holocaust survivor and lifelong artist, in a retrospective curated by her son, Dan Smith.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Minnesota baseball lovers make a pitch to honor bygone ballpark, 2 historic St. Paul teams

Minnesota baseball lovers make a pitch to honor bygone ballpark, 2 historic St. Paul teams

The St. Paul Saints and St. Paul Colored Gophers played ball in the early 1900s at a tiny ballpark near the Capitol called the Pillbox. The Colored Gophers were a vital piece of Black baseball history nationally. A local historian is lobbying now for a public commemoration of the site.
by Peter Cox

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Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck dies of a heart attack at age 70

Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck dies of a heart attack at age 70

Former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck, who won a Super Bowl in his nine-year career and was the father of two NFL quarterbacks, died Monday. He was 70. Hasselbeck’s son, Matt, said his father died after going into cardiac arrest at his home. Hasselbeck finished his career with Minnesota in 1985.
by The Associated Press

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