History

November 11, 2011 12:24 PM

Documentary Explores History of North Minneapolis

A new documentary about a unique Minnesota community airs Sunday on Twin Cities Public Television. "Cornerstones: a History of North Minneapolis" explores the people and places that shaped the area.

by Cathy Wurzer

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November 11, 2011 8:52 AM

Remembering legendary radio dramatist Norman Corwin

Norman Corwin has been called the poet laureate of radio's golden age. He died last month at the age of 101. Midday remembers Corwin with a short documentary on his career, and excerpts from his masterpiece, "On a Note of Triumph", which remains the most listened to radio drama in U.S. history. Later in the hour, author Tim O'Brien discusses his critically acclaimed short story collection on the Vietnam War, "The Things They Carried."

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November 9, 2011 12:00 AM

Tom Brokaw at the Westminster Town Hall Forum

Former NBC News anchor and author Tom Brokaw speaks at the Westminster Town Hall forum about his new book, "The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America." It's a reflection on the lost American dream and a search for possible solutions by looking at earlier generations.

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November 6, 2011 3:07 PM

US history museums struggle to update exhibits

In an effort to boost numbers of visitors, museum and historical sites around the country are searching for new ways to update old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular.

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October 28, 2011 8:43 AM

How average Americans became the true framers of the Constitution

Author and historian Woody Holton speaks at the Minnesota History Center about the original framers of the Constitution, and their motivations for writing it. He says the framers who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 wanted a Constitution that actually took power away from the average American, because they believed average citizens exercised too much influence on the government.

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October 27, 2011 5:14 PM

A multi-layered novel which deliberately leaves much to a readers imagination

"The Stranger's Child" caused one newspaper critic to say Alan Hollinghurst had a "perhaps unassailable claim to be the best English novelist working today."

by Euan Kerr

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October 25, 2011 5:50 AM

A day in the life of the harvest

A day on some of the farms of Winona County.

by Bob Collins

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October 14, 2011 4:00 AM

The hidden messages of a Renaissance master

Considered one of the greats of his time, Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer created iconic engravings and woodcuts in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It turns out the story behind the collection is as fascinating as the pictures themselves.

by Euan Kerr

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October 10, 2011 8:51 AM

Filmmaker Ken Burns at the National Press Club

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his latest series for public television, "Prohibition," at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. He talks about the social forces that shaped the prohibition movement and how it essentially hurt American progress by spurring other social ills like organized crime.