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March 23, 2022 7:45 AM

A Dutch publisher is pulling an investigative book on who betrayed Anne Frank

A cold case team published what it called the "most likely scenario" of who betrayed the Jewish teen and her family. But a group of Dutch historians wrote an in-depth criticism of that work.

by The Associated Press

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March 22, 2022 4:00 AM

Moorhead museum tells long-overlooked stories of Black history

“Stories of Local Black History” is the Clay County Museum’s first exhibit to focus on the Black history of the region.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 17, 2022 12:00 PM

The bat mitzvah turns 100. It marks more than a coming-of-age for Jewish girls

Since girls in the U.S. began having the public ceremony 100 years ago, more and more women have taken on a larger role in Jewish life, including becoming rabbis.

by Deena Prichep

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March 16, 2022 3:24 PM

Dyeing the Chicago River green is a St. Patrick’s Day tradition. How did it start?

For 60 years, Chicago has turned its downtown river green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The annual tradition actually has its roots in a big problem for the city: sewage.

by Jeff Dean

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March 4, 2022 7:00 AM

Helmet worn by Amelia Earhart sells for $825,000 at auction

A leather helmet that Amelia Earhart wore on a flight across the Atlantic in 1928 and later lost in a crowd of fans in Cleveland has sold at auction for $825,000.

by The Associated Press

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March 3, 2022 1:00 PM

130 years after it sank, well-preserved wreckage of ship found in Lake Superior

More than 130 years after it sank in a spring gale, shipwreck hunters have found a nearly perfectly preserved vessel lying 650 feet beneath the surface of Lake Superior.

by Tim Nelson and Andrew Krueger

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February 28, 2022 2:12 PM

A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's majors debut sells for a record-breaking $480K

It was the second time the record was broken in the same auction. Earlier on Sunday, a bidder bought a full ticket from Michael Jordan's 1984 NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls for $468,000.

by Joe Hernandez

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February 28, 2022 5:20 AM

Ancient cooking vessel found in Boundary Waters dates back more than 1,600 years

The findings indicate the long history of Native Americans using the site in the border lakes region during the summer months, for fishing and processing of wild rice.

by Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn

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February 23, 2022 7:44 PM

3 decades of turmoil bring Ukraine to perhaps its greatest crisis

Since breaking from the Soviet Union, Ukraine has wavered between the influences of Moscow and the West, surviving scandal and conflict with its democracy intact. Now, it faces an existential threat.

by Becky Sullivan

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February 19, 2022 7:00 AM

Ask a Bookseller: 'Unfamiliar Fishes' is delightful and informative

If you’re a history lover with a desire to escape the Minnesota winter weather, Pat Banning of Bookends in Kailua, Hawaii, has a recommendation for you.

by Emily Bright

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