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150 things that shaped Minnesota

150 things that shaped Minnesota

Is there one thing without which Minnesota just wouldn't be the same? What about 150 people, places, events and things? The Minnesota Historical Society is accepting nominations for an exhibit next year celebrating the state's sesquicentennial.

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Remembering William Norris

Remembering William Norris

William Norris was one of the business leaders who helped put Minnesota on the map. Control Data Corp., the company he founded, was one of the pioneers in the mainframe computer industry and employed 60,000 people in its heyday. Norris died Monday of Parkinson's disease at the age of 95.

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William C. Norris, founder of Control Data, dies at 95

William C. Norris, founder of Control Data, dies at 95

William Norris, who founded Control Data Corp. and helped put Minnesota on the high-tech map during the last half of the 20th century, died Monday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 95.

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A tribute to Harry Davis

A tribute to Harry Davis

Harry Davis was a civil rights activist and a long-time Minneapolis School Board member, a business executive and Golden Gloves boxing coach, a founder of the Minneapolis Urban Coalition and the first African-American to run for mayor of Minneapolis. He died Friday at the age of 83.

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Harry Davis -- a life of accomplishment

Harry Davis -- a life of accomplishment

African American civil rights activist Harry Davis has died. Davis rose from humble beginnings in a poor, segregated north Minneapolis neighborhood to prominent business and civic leadership in the Twin Cities.
by Lorna Benson

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Portrait is a tribute to Rosalie Wahl

Portrait is a tribute to Rosalie Wahl

A group of lawyers is working on a tribute to retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Wahl. Minnesota's first woman on the Supreme Court has had a lifetime of firsts.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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St. Paul architecture reflects a grand history

St. Paul architecture reflects a grand history

A new book, "St. Paul Architecture: A History," surveys the varied architecture of St. Paul past and present. Co-author Paul Clifford Larson met All Things Considered host Tom Crann at one of his favorite examples of distinguished architecture, the Endicott Building in downtown St. Paul.
by Tom Crann

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Remembering the 1981 tornado

Remembering the 1981 tornado

Twenty-five years ago, people living in parts of the Twin Cities took cover as a fierce and destructive tornado churned 15 miles across the metro area. The tornado, packing winds of more than 200 mph, destroyed homes and businesses in Edina, St. Anthony Park, Roseville and Lake Owasso.
by Cathy Wurzer

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New tradition for an old, long-neglected cemetery

New tradition for an old, long-neglected cemetery

A once-forgotten cemetery in Stearns County holds the history of some early central Minnesota settlers.
by Tim Post

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Reflections on serving

Reflections on serving

Minnesota Public Radio's Public Insight Journalism unit asked veterans and families of veterans to reflect upon the meaning of their service and sacrifice.

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