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Why 'The Root Beer Lady' got into soda-making

Why 'The Root Beer Lady' got into soda-making

Dorothy Molter's foray into making root beer started with an executive order from President Truman.
by Cody Nelson

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New exhibition marks 100th anniversary of America entering WWI

New exhibition marks 100th anniversary of America entering WWI

During World War I, 2 million American men would be shipped overseas to fight, and more than 100,000 would die. Back home, the U.S. was undergoing its own transformation. A new exhibit at the Minnesota History Center pays tribute to that turbulent time.
by Max Nesterak

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The 'enemies among us' in World War I Minnesota

The 'enemies among us' in World War I Minnesota

An historian explores the social context for World War I, a time when Minnesotans cast a suspicious eye on immigrants who might be disloyal. It's a story of fear, and a story of "us versus them," from a hundred years ago.
by MPR News Staff

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How the iconic Homer Hanky almost wasn't even a thing

How the iconic Homer Hanky almost wasn't even a thing

Thirty years ago this October, the hottest accessory in Minnesota was a white hanky. But that almost wasn't the case because the Twins were reportedly afraid of becoming the "laughing stock of baseball."
by Nancy Yang

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Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

He was known as the Dean of American Composers. "That's just a name that somebody pinned up," Copland said. "It doesn't mean a thing."
by Cody Nelson

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Immigrants share their stories, hopes for the future

Immigrants share their stories, hopes for the future

People from a dozen states and every corner of the world talk about how they got to America, and what they hope for. Why do people want to come here? And what are their experiences?
by MPR News Staff

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The original plan for the Mall of America was bananas

The original plan for the Mall of America was bananas

In 1985, the Triple Five Corporation pitched building the Minnesota International Center, a 10-million-square-foot complex that would include the world's largest indoor lake. A smaller version of the idea became the Mall of America.
by Tracy Mumford

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From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

From the archives: Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota's most famous orator

Throughout his long career, Hubert Humphrey plenty of chances to speak in front of crowds - and the gusto with which he did made him Minnesota's most famous orator.
by Sara Porter

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Universities confront painful past and ties to slavery

Universities confront painful past and ties to slavery

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and the president of Harvard University Drew Gilpin Faust say universities and other institutions need to come to terms with their complicity in slavery, and seek ways to make amends.
by MPR News Staff

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From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

From the archives: The sounds of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation

For 10 weeks, about 200 members of the American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota tribe members occupied the site of an 1890 massacre of Lakota at the hands of the U.S. Army.
by MPR News Staff

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