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Minnesota History

The first hockey 'miracle,' at the 1960 Olympics

The first hockey 'miracle,' at the 1960 Olympics

Most everybody remembers the famous "Miracle on Ice" gold medal win by the underdog U.S. hockey team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. But 50 years ago, there was another overachieving hockey team that came away with gold.
by Tom Crann

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On this rare map, China is the center of the world

On this rare map, China is the center of the world

A rarely seen 400-year-old map that put China at the center of the world went on display Tuesday at the Library of Congress. It will eventually be housed at the University of Minnesota.

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Remembering Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese warplanes attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, marking the entry of the United States into World War II. American RadioWorks Executive Producer Stephen Smith has listened to some audio recordings from those first days of war. He joins Midday to talk about what Americans heard back in 1941.
by Stephen Smith

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Schmidt Brewery to sell pristine spring water

Schmidt Brewery to sell pristine spring water

Long before glaciers rolled through Minnesota, a massive pool of water circulated throughout the Twin Cities, and soon, residents will be able to line up at a well in St. Paul, and fill up their jugs with the water that experts say is about 30,000 years old.
by Madeleine Baran

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Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later

Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later

In the years following the end of the Vietnam War, thousands of Vietnamese risked the dangers of the South China Sea instead of facing communism. This year marks 30 years since then-Vice President Walter Mondale convinced world leaders to come to the rescue of more than 1 million "boat people" -- many of whom settled in Minnesota.
by Dan Olson

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Al Capone's Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 million

Chicago mobster Al Capone's former hideout in northern Wisconsin, complete with guard towers and a stone house with 18-inch-thick walls, was sold for $2.6 million Thursday to the bank that foreclosed on it.

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