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Carleton College researcher uncovers the Boston Massacre’s human element

Carleton College researcher uncovers the Boston Massacre’s human element

An infamous moment in American revolutionary history takes on new meaning after research by professor Serena Zabin reveals new details about the lives of the women and children living in Boston 250 years ago.
by Euan Kerr

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Timeline: A history of North Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal site

Timeline: A history of North Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal site

The 48-acre parcel of land known as the Upper Harbor Terminal site is currently owned by the city of Minneapolis. Here’s a look at its long history and development through the years.

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BBC documentary: Germany — Justice and Memory

BBC documentary: Germany — Justice and Memory

How Germany is coming to terms with its Nazi past, presented in a BBC documentary “Germany: Justice and Memory.”
by MPR News Staff

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Wreck's identification 95 years after ship's disappearance puts theories to rest

Wreck's identification 95 years after ship's disappearance puts theories to rest

As it turns out, neither the Bermuda Triangle nor aliens are to blame for the Cotopaxi's sinking. It took Michael Barnette 15 years of research to identify the ship, which went down with 32 people.
by Hannah Hagemann

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Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

Cranes lift historic Minnesota bridge from its crumbling perch

A southern Minnesota bridge nearly as old as the state itself is on the road to a new home, after being delicately moved from its precarious perch on Thursday.
by Andrew Krueger

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APM special: 'Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words."

APM special: 'Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words."

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day: broadcast of “Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words,” by APM’s Mindy Ratner.

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75 years after Auschwitz liberation, survivors urge world to remember

75 years after Auschwitz liberation, survivors urge world to remember

"People should look at this place and think about our moral responsibility," says Pawel Sawicki, a longtime guide at the Auschwitz museum in Poland.
by Rob Schmitz

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Auschwitz survivors share their stories on 75th anniversary of camp liberation

Auschwitz survivors share their stories on 75th anniversary of camp liberation

More than a million people died in the Nazi death camp, most of them Jews. After the war, some survivors settled in Minnesota. Two women, now in their 90s, recently shared their Holocaust stories with MPR News.
by Tim Nelson

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