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MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds
Daily dose of Minnesota history - MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds" is a history program airing on Ampers stations in Minnesota. It is a co-production of Ampers and the Minnesota Historical Society. Made possible by funding from the Minnesota Art's and Cultural Heritage fund.
Episodes
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About a Cellist
In 2001, Walker Art Center curator Joan Rothfuss had a light bulb moment. Not about a visual artist. But about an experimental cellist, Charlotte Moorman, now…
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Supermodel of the 1960's
Cathee Dahmen became a successful international model, a career that lasted until the late 1970’s. She was the first Native American on the cover of Vogue and…
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The Art Of Migration
Cy Thao wanted to tell the story of the Hmong people. Britt Aamodt finds out that he did it not with words but with paint and canvas. ----- Producer: Britt…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsDayton's Department Store
Since its opening in 1902, Dayton’s was a Minneapolis destination for shopping, dining and making memories. Britt Aamodt gives a brief history of the…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMoonshiner's Dance
Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music was the acoustic bible of the 1960s folk revival. This vinyl whiz-bang offered a musical tour of the South, all…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Minnesota Seaside Station
In 1900, Josephine Tilden, a 31-year-old botany professor from the University of Minnesota, purchased three acres of remote Vancouver coastline. For a brief…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsActors with Minnesota Accents
Beginning with the 1996 film “Fargo” and continuing in 2014 with the spin-off TV series, actors have inhabited a fictional universe centered in small-town…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsRobert Alexander’s Russian Trilogy
R.D. Zimmerman’s fascination with Russia took root with an introductory Russian language class at Macalester College in St. Paul. Britt Aamodt examines the…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMick Jagger's Prescription
Less than a month before, in May 1964, the Rolling Stones’ first LP hit American record stores. So when they rolled into Excelsior, Minnesota, there weren’t…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsCaptain Smith and the Steamer USS America
In the early morning hours of June 7, 1928, Captain Edward E. Smith left the steamer USS America in the hands of the first mate. But his hopes for a few hours’…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Rocks that Came from Ancient Sea Life
There are rocks in Northern Minnesota that are older than you think. MN90 producer Britt Aamodt finds out they weren’t always rocks either. ----- Producer…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsFrank Lloyd Wright Goes Shopping
It had never been seen before, a fully-enclosed shopping mall that sprawled over 500 acres in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina. Britt Aamodt tells the story of…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsHelen Keller’s Gall Bladder
In 1937, Helen Keller was a world-famous author and an inspiration to millions with her story of overcoming the odds after losing sight and hearing as a child…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsAndrew Towne and the Quest of Seven Summits
Andrew Towne was living and working in the Twin Cities when he decided to climb a mountain. Not just any mountain, Mt. Everest. With the climb, Towne not only…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsKolacky Days
Kolacky Days in Montgomery, Minnesota, is a long-standing annual event that was established over 90 years ago. The festival stood to celebrate the kolacky, a…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Largest Inland Oil Spill in US History
On March 3, 1991, an oil pipeline near Grand Rapids burst, spilling 1.7 million gallons of crude oil into the Prairie River – that's roughly 2.5 Olympic…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsA Connecticut Yankee in Duluth
Mark Twain was born in Missouri, lived in Connecticut and traveled the world in 1895. One stop that year was Duluth, where the literary star's one-man show got…
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The Minneapolis Aquatennial
The first Minneapolis Aquatennial took place July 1940 with a goal of boosting the city's profile and gaining visitors by organizing a series of events…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsBloody Friday
One day stands out amidst the general strike of 1934 filled with Police brutality and lives lost. ----- Producer: Autumn Haeg Editor: Britt Aamodt Editorial…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsDonaldson’s Department Store
Donaldson's, an iconic department store chain, was established by Scottish immigrant, William Donaldson in 1881 with a small store at 310 Nicollet Avenue in…
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Living the Good Life in Suburbia
If you wanted a piece of the good life in the 1950s, you moved your family to the suburbs. While development of the suburbs may not seem all that long ago…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMinnesota’s State Bird
It isn’t a Minnesota summer with the sound of a loon coming off the lake. Producer Britt Aamodt wonders what are all those sounds the loon makes and what do…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Askov Rutabaga Festival
Askov, Minnesota hosts their annual Rutabaga Festival on the fourth weekend of every August. Music, festivities, and weird foods are tradition in this small…
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Uncle Harvey’s Mausoleum
Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum, also known as "the icebox" or "the cribs," is an intriguing structure located just off the shoreline in Duluth's Canal Park…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Ghosts of Discos Past
Everybody knows that before First Ave was an iconic live music venue it was a Greyhound bus station. But fewer know the history of the in-between years. Britt…
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The Domed City that Never Was
The 1976 film Logan’s Run posited a utopian city under a dome. But that science fiction nearly became reality in Northern Minnesota. Producer Britt Aamodt…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Seven Up Bar
There have been many candy bars that have come and gone throughout the years, but one of the most intriguing was the seven up bar. What makes this candy bar so…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Heat Wave of 1936
For two weeks in July, 1936 Minnesotans baked, sweated and wilted. Nine hundred died. ----- Producer: Britt Aamodt Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing &…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsEileen Hudon and Women’s Advocates
Fall 1974, Eileen Hudon went to Women’s Advocates because she needed to escape an abusive husband. But her encounter with the domestic violence shelter, the…
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The Eveleth Clown Band
For decades, the Eveleth Clown Band has represented a vibrant tradition on the Minnesota iron range that promotes community spirit, generational connections…
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Waterskiing's Unsung Hero
In 1922, Ralph Samuelson steamed the ends of two 8-foot boards, strapped them to his feet, and water skiing was born. But it was 40 years until anyone noticed…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMinnesota Twins
What's stronger: nature or nurture? Britt Aamodt sheds light on a Minnesota study that tried to answer that question. ----- Producer: Britt Aamodt Editorial…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsLeon Belmont, Gentleman about Town
October 1880 – Leon Belmont dressed for the brisk weather, slouch hat and men’s overcoat. But Minneapolis took exception to this young man, who it was claimed…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMagnetic Minnesota
For those in search of a unique hiking experience, Magnetic Rock Trail promises a journey off the beaten path, where the rewards are as extraordinary as the…
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The Controversial Life and Death of Chief Hole in the Day the Younger
Ojibwe Chief Hole in the Day the Younger (1827-1868) signed almost every land cession treaty between the Minnesota Ojibwe and the U.S. government. MN90…
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Dr. Chew’s Meat Locker
Actor James Wong grew up in Minneapolis, braving snow drifts and subzero cold. But nothing could prepare him for the Los Angeles meat locker that stood in for…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Bobkitty
Summer 2018, Jared Yost just finished mowing a lawn when he heard the sounds of an animal in distress. A kitten, or so he thought. Britt Aamodt has the story…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsLab Girl
Hope Jahren always felt at home in her father's science lab in southern Minnesota. Decades on, Britt Aamodt tells us, the geobotanist has distilled the lessons…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsA Confederate Battle Flag in Minnesota
On July 3, 1863, on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Private Marshall Sherman of St. Paul stole something from the Confederate enemy that they wanted…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsEliza Winston's Case for Freedom
Eliza Winston was supposed to be free. But her husband died before he could pay off Richard Christmas, her owner. Britt Aamodt looks at how a trip to St…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsTim Burton's Mars Movie
1996 – Hollywood director Tim Burton fell in love with Topps trading card images created by two Minnesota artists thirty years before. But would audiences fall…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMaking Hudson Bay by Winter
June 1930: Eric Sevareid and Walter Port celebrated the graduation from high school, not with a party but with a canoe and a more than 2,000-mile river trip…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Way
Learn about The Way Community Center, a historic non-for profit organization that fostered and incubated some of Minneapolis's influential organizers and…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsHazeltine National Golf Club
Totten “Tot” Heffelfinger was an amateur golfer who worried that Minnesota’s golf courses were becoming too small and cramped for a new era of hard-hitting pro…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsWidow's Feast
Mary Welsh was not only Ernest Hemingway’s fourth (and last) wife but also his literary executor. But critics sniffed at the idea of this lumberman’s daughter…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Last Barber (Pole) Standing
The William Marvy Company in St. Paul, Minnesota,is the last remaining manufacturer of commercial barber poles in North America. Here’s Autumn Haeg. -----…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Ohara Bell
In 1945, the crew of the USS Duluth were stationed outside Tokyo when they discovered the abandoned 17th-century temple bell later to be called the Ohara Peace…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMinnesota Marsupial
They have pink noses, small black ears and fleshy finger-like claws. What are they? Britt Aamodt introduces us to Minnesota’s only marsupial, the opossum…
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A Wild Sound
The radar equipment had been used in World War II to train pilots. But a University of Minnesota researcher discovered it could also be used to detect cancer…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsHarold and Maude at the Westgate
In 1972, Minnesota’s Westgate Theater hit on a novel idea to compete with the large multiplex theaters being built. Play the same film, and only that film…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsThe Old Crossing Treaty
The 1863 and 1864 Old Crossing Treaty separated the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Ojibwe from their lands along the Red River Valley. ----- Editor: Britt…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMinnesota’s Most Controversial Piece of Land
The one million acres of land and water bordering Minnesota and Canada called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, or BWCA, began to be set aside for preservation…
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The Minnesota Woman
A Minnesota construction crew was working on expanding US highway 59 through pelican rapids The crew was digging about 20 feet down when suddenly, they…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsMN90: Alonzo J. Whiteman, Professional Scoundrel
Alonzo J. Whiteman, aka, AJ Whiteman, aka the Penman, was a Minnesota legislator from Duluth. By the time he died in 1922, he was wanted in 40 cities with 43…
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Mike Moh was a kid from Woodbury, Minnesota, who could act and do martial arts. And now, in 2018, Quentin Tarantino wanted to test him for his new film, in…
MN90: Minnesota History in 90 SecondsElvira Coronado and La Casa Coronado
Elvira Coronado wanted to open a restaurant. But in 1946, St. Paul, let alone most of the United States outside the Southwest, was unfamiliar with Mexican…
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MN90: Minnesota’s Muslims Celebrating Together
Muslims in Minnesota come from diverse cultural backgrounds. The majority of the approximately 150,000 Muslims in the state are from African and Arab countries…
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MN90: The Weird World of Wolbachia
In 1924, Minnesota entomologist Marshall Hertig and a colleague discovered a bacteria residing in mosquitoes. He called it Wolbachia. Britt Aamodt has the…
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Erwin Hensch: Minnesota Survivor of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Minnesotan Erwin Hensch was among the crew of the USS Indianapolis, which July 1945, would deliver the bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima to the island of…
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The Ojibwe Codetalker
Lex Porter was Ojibwe. He enlisted in World War II. He had a secret, and his family only found out when he received a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor…