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History

Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

Low-water rivers offering up glimpse of history

From sunken steamboats to a millennium-old map engraved in rock, the drought-drained rivers of the nation's midsection are offering a rare and fleeting glimpse into years gone by.

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Dakota riders begin somber journey to mark 150 years since executions

Dakota riders begin somber journey to mark 150 years since executions

Dakota Indian horseback riders and support teams are gathering in South Dakota on Monday for an annual memorial journey to southern Minnesota. Their ride will end in Mankato on Dec. 26, the 150th anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. On that day in 1862, 38 Dakota men were hanged from a single gallows platform in downtown Mankato in retribution for the US-Dakota war.
by Mark Steil

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Historic Boston church considers sale of hymnal

Historic Boston church considers sale of hymnal

The first book printed in what would become the United States was a Puritan hymnal of psalms, sturdy enough that 11 copies that came off a wooden Cambridge press in 1640 still exist. Now, a copy of the Bay Psalm Book may bring millions of dollars to the Boston church that owns it -- if a divided congregation agrees in a vote Sunday to sell it.

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New film remembers University Avenue's glory days -- and looks to its future

New film remembers University Avenue's glory days -- and looks to its future

The commercial street connecting St. Paul to Minneapolis is like your favorite bawdy relative: quirky, over-sized, and rough around the edges. A new documentary suggests the avenue's glorious early days could provide some clues as to what its future might be.
by Laura Yuen

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Hatchet, speakeasy help tell tale of Prohibition

Hatchet, speakeasy help tell tale of Prohibition

A hatchet used to bust up saloons, the verdict sheet from Al Capone's trial, and lawman Eliot Ness' sworn oath of office are among the more sobering artifacts in a new exhibit documenting the driest period in U.S. history.

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Vets preserve memories of war in their art

Vets preserve memories of war in their art

Every November, America honors its veterans with grand parades, speeches and tributes. But more than 350 veterans of Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan have turned to art to preserve more intimate and enduring memories of war, and more than 2,500 of their works have found a home at Chicago's National Veterans Art Museum.

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Remembering the Battle of Antietam

To discuss the Battle of Antietam, the first fought on northern soil in the Civil War, MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Morning Edition historian, Annette Atkins. Professor Atkins teaches history at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Yellowstone Park's first leader, from St. Paul to the Wild West

Yellowstone Park's first leader, from St. Paul to the Wild West

If Yellowstone is part of your summer travel plans, you may be interested to hear that a Minnesotan played a key role in creation of the country's first national park. Nathaniel Pitt Langford of St. Paul was Yellowstone's first superintendent. But he was much more than that.
by Dan Olson

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Minn. art exhibit explores US-Dakota War

A Minneapolis art gallery is opening an exhibit by Native American artists reflecting on the 150th anniversary of the US-Dakota War of 1862.

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