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Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone

Remembering America's first social network: the landline telephone

Young tech nerds in Seattle are trying to preserve the mysterious machines — many of them almost lost forever — that made America's landline telephone system work before the age of computers.
by Brian Mann

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They're strangers with a painful shared bond: Robert E. Lee enslaved their ancestors

They're strangers with a painful shared bond: Robert E. Lee enslaved their ancestors

The descendants of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House, the national memorial to Lee in Virginia.
by Debbie Elliott

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Searchers locate two of three shipwrecks from 1914 Lake Superior tragedy

Searchers locate two of three shipwrecks from 1914 Lake Superior tragedy

Three ships from a giant lumber company’s fleet foundered in a Lake Superior storm in 1914, with the loss of all 28 crew members. Now, more than a century after the tragedy, searchers have found two of the three vessels.
by Tim Nelson

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25 years after Minnesota tornado outbreak, severe weather forecasting has advanced greatly

25 years after Minnesota tornado outbreak, severe weather forecasting has advanced greatly

Wednesday marks 25 years since tornadoes ripped across southern Minnesota, causing major damage in Comfrey, St. Peter and other cities. Since then, forecasting severe weather has advanced significantly.
by Sarah Thamer

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Vintage motel signs in south Minneapolis go up for auction

Vintage motel signs in south Minneapolis go up for auction

If you’re a fan of mid-century modern décor, you’ve got a chance to super-size your taste for nostalgia with two vintage Minneapolis motel signs up for auction.
by Tim Nelson

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Lives of Hastings’ first Black residents source of inspiration for descendants

Lives of Hastings’ first Black residents source of inspiration for descendants

The first Black families who settled, worked and started businesses in Hastings, Minn., are an example of the city’s rich Black history. Many were barbers, farmers and mill workers. This history also exemplifies the triumph — not just the trauma — residents experienced.
by Sarah Thamer

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