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Aspen Ideas Festival: Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson

Aspen Ideas Festival: Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson

Historian Jon Meacham gives an Aspen Lecture titled, "Thomas Jefferson Then and Now: The Legacy and Lessons of an American Original." He says Thomas Jefferson was brilliant and monumental, flawed and human, a man who was in tune with the broader culture of his time.

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Odd moments in Minnesota history

Odd moments in Minnesota history

Ring in State History Day with these odd moments from Minnesota's past, from moving an entire town to missing ruby slippers.
by Tracy Mumford

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African-American sports pioneer remains obscure

African-American sports pioneer remains obscure

Alice Coachman Davis, the first African-American woman to win Olympic gold in 1948, never entered the pantheon of breakthrough sports heroes.
by Alan Greenblatt

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Christopher Columbus ship The Santa Maria may have been found

Christopher Columbus ship The Santa Maria may have been found

The ship sank in 1492 after hitting reefs off the Haitian coast. Undersea explorer Barry Clifford says he's working with Haiti's government to carry out an archaeological excavation of the wreck.

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Author: Don't ignore the 'Lost' Midwest's history

Author: Don't ignore the 'Lost' Midwest's history

Those of us who live here know that it's not true, but the Midwest has long fought the cultural stereotype of "fly-over" land. A new book by historian Jon Lauck argues historians should work against that.
by Tom Crann

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Historic Dinkytown buildings up for demolition

Minneapolis' Heritage Preservation Commission votes today on whether to recommend a permit to demolish two commercial buildings in the Dinkytown neighborhood to build a six-story hotel.
by Liala Helal

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Wisconsin's aluminum Christmas tree legacy

Wisconsin's aluminum Christmas tree legacy

If you've ever watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas," you may recall Lucy telling Charlie Brown to "get the biggest aluminum Christmas tree you can find, maybe painted pink." In 1965, when the program first aired, the world's leading manufacturer of aluminum Christmas trees, even pink ones, was in Manitowoc, Wis.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Moorhead historic home sale provokes anger

A historic home that's one of the oldest in the city of Moorhead is on the auction block, much to the chagrin of some of its fans.

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Photos: Nation remembers JFK on 50th anniversary of death

Photos: Nation remembers JFK on 50th anniversary of death

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy fell victim to an assassin's bullet while visiting Texas with his wife, people at home and abroad paused Friday to remember the 35th president of the United States.

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Reverent memorials mark JFK 50th anniversary

Reverent memorials mark JFK 50th anniversary

The nation solemnly marked the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination Friday with subdued remembrances at Kennedy's grave and the infamous site in downtown Dallas where the young, glamorous president was gunned down in an open-top limousine.

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