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June 30, 2021 1:00 AM

Journalist Tom Gjelten explores America's immigration story

Retired NPR reporter Tom Gjelten speaks at the College of St. Scholastica about his book, “A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story.”

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June 29, 2021 3:50 PM

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July 4

A scholar of early U.S. history celebrates the country's 245th birthday with six under-appreciated ideas about the founding document

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June 29, 2021 2:32 PM

How Spam became one of the most iconic American brands of all time

Over 80 years ago, Hormel Foods introduced a simple, canned meat product called Spam. It would go on to become one of the greatest marketing success stories of all time.

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June 29, 2021 1:55 PM

An ode to mac and cheese, the poster child for processed food

A food historian explains how the popular boxed dinner played an important role in kitchen science, wars and women's liberation.

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June 29, 2021 1:00 AM

History Theatre Radio Hour: Hubert Humphrey's contentious relationship with LBJ

A short radio play by Jeffrey Hatcher called “All the Way with LBJ,” followed by discussion with former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Minnesota Attorney General Hubert “Skip” Humphrey and historian Hy Berman.

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June 27, 2021 4:54 PM

Johnson County, Iowa, renames itself after a different Johnson

The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state.

by James Doubek

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June 23, 2021 5:56 AM

New owners for Duluth's Viking ship — and possibly soon, a new home

The Duluth City Council voted unanimously Monday to donate the replica Viking vessel to the local nonprofit group Save our Ship, which was founded in 1985 to restore the ship and build a permanent display structure to protect it from the weather and allow for public viewing.

by Dan Kraker

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June 23, 2021 1:00 AM

Historian Annette Atkins on the 'enemies among us' in Minn. during WWI

Atkins explores the social context in Minnesota during World War I. It was a time when Minnesotans cast a suspicious eye on immigrants who might be disloyal.