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History

Abraham Lincoln on New Year's Eve 1861

Abraham Lincoln on New Year's Eve 1861

A Chautauqua Lecture about one of America's greatest presidents: Abraham Lincoln. David Von Drehle is the author of "Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year." On New Year's Eve in 1861 the president was NOT celebrating. He was holding a critical meeting with his cabinet and members of congress.

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Julian Bond narrates MPR documentary: 'O Freedom Over Me'

Julian Bond narrates MPR documentary: 'O Freedom Over Me'

Life-long civil rights activist Julian Bond died in August at the age of 75. He narrated a Minnesota Public Radio documentary about one of the events in which he was a major participant, the 1964 Freedom Summer. The documentary is called "O Freedom Over Me."

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Heather Cox Richardson on the Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre

Heather Cox Richardson on the Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre

On December 29, 1890, a US Cavalry regiment killed 250 innocent Lakota men, women and children in South Dakota in what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson speaks at the MNHS History Forum about her new book, "Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre."

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Evan Thomas: 'Being Nixon: A Man Divided'

Evan Thomas: 'Being Nixon: A Man Divided'

"Being Nixon: A Man Divided," is a best-seller by journalist and professor Evan Thomas. Was Richard Nixon a patriotic public servant who was intent on accomplishing big things, or a scheming criminal mastermind? Thomas says Nixon's excessive hatred of his enemies ultimately destroyed him.

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American RadioWorks: Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio

On Christmas Eve in 1906, shipboard technicians listening for Morse code heard music. It's believed to be the first successful radio transmission of music and voice. Music has been the dominant sound on the radio ever since, and an engine for cultural and political change in America. An American RadioWorks documentary: "Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio."

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'The Transcontinental Railroads: A Great Accomplishment, But Maybe Not a Great Idea'

'The Transcontinental Railroads: A Great Accomplishment, But Maybe Not a Great Idea'

The Transcontinental Railroads were one of the defining accomplishments of the 19th century US. Historian Richard White says they did much to shape the American west, but much of that might better have been left undone. He talks about his book, "Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America."

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'Voices of Minnesota': Historian Hy Berman, in his own words

'Voices of Minnesota': Historian Hy Berman, in his own words

In this 1998 interview, Berman said public education and the GI bill allowed a child of New York immigrants to become one of Minnesota's most fondly remembered professors.

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Forget broomsticks, Salem's witches flew on poles

Forget broomsticks, Salem's witches flew on poles

Stacy Schiff's intricately-detailed account of the Salem witch trials uncovers what gave rise to a baffling and horrifying chapter in early American history.
by Tracy Mumford

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Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe

Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe

The Red Lake Nation is unique among reservations in Minnesota -- and a new book by Ojibwe historian and author Anton Treuer tells the story.

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