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Minnesota History

Dancing with the Hinckley fire

On Sept. 1, 1894, one of the worst forest fires in U.S. history destroyed the Minnesota logging town of Hinckley. The cyclone of fire shot flames miles in the air, and killed more than 400 people. The Great American History Theatre tells the story in its new production, "Fireball."

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African-American set up Minnesota's first governor's office

One-hundred years ago, when newly-elected Gov. John A. Johnson became Minnesota's first chief executive to have an office in the new state Capitol, he hired a black man to set up that office for him.

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Vets still fight Iwo Jima flag flap

A Richfield man who fought on Iwo Jima has spent years fighting the notion that the famous flag-raising picture was a truthful depiction of what happened.

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Black tradesmen helped build Minnesota's State Capitol

All this year Minnesota is celebrating the centennial of the state Capitol building. Some of the people who helped build it were black -- and are just beginning to be recognized for their contributions.

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Winter medallion hunt brings out the most dedicated

By the end of this week, Minnesota's capital city may have more nightlife in its parks than in its bars and restaurants. The St. Paul Winter Carnival's Treasure Hunt is underway, and the dedicated hunters involved in the chase are profiled in a new documentary.

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Dylan's Minnesota party tape surfaces

It is the stuff of legend among Bob Dylan devotees -- an early recording of Dylan singing folk songs with friends in a Dinkytown apartment. But apparently only a few diehards have ever heard the "Minnesota party tape." Until now. The tape has been donated to the Minnesota Historical Society by the man who recorded it, Cleve Pettersen, in a Dinkytown bar in 1960.

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"The Children's Blizzard" eerily similar to current weather

It began as an unseasonably warm morning in Minnesota. By afternoon, temperatures plunged, strong winds began to blow, and a blinding snowstorm raged through the night. Sounds a bit familiar, but that was the forecast for Jan. 12, 1888. Exactly 116 years ago, a weather pattern similar to the one we're experiencing hit the upper Midwest -- with deadly consequences. That storm is the subject of "The Children's Blizzard," a book by author David Laskin, who spoke with All Things Considered.

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Finding history in an old box

Officials from the University of Minnesota opened a nearly century-old time capsule. It was found during construction of the school's new health sciences building.

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A Capitol timeline

Some highlights in state Capitol history.

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At 100, Capitol is showing its age

On the verge of its 100th birthday, Minnesota's Capitol is showing signs of its age. It would take an estimated $60 million to repair the falling plaster, leaky roof and outdated air handling systems.

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