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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.

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds Ampers

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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.

    Minnesota Stone Cutters

    Minnesota Stone Cutters

    The Minnesota State Capitol is a must-see building. Allison Herrera tells us all about the men who built it...by hand.

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    Minnesota's Homegrown Communist, Gus Hall

    Minnesota's Homegrown Communist, Gus Hall

    Born on the Iron Range to Finnish immigrant parents, Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg) grew up in a rich brew of socialism and political activism. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers how Hall’s early life set the stage for him to become the longtime leader of the American Communist Party and a perennial Presidential candidate on the Communist ticket.

    • 1 min
    Minnesota's Most Able Attorney

    Minnesota's Most Able Attorney

    To say that Frederick McGhee had a remarkable life would be an understatement. Born into slavery, he became the first African American attorney to practice in MN. He was among the founders of the NAACP. He argued against separate but equal laws in 1910, nearly forty years before Plessy vs. Ferguson. MN90 producer Allison Herrera tells us about his legacy.

    • 1 min
    Minnesota's Deadliest Snowstorm

    Minnesota's Deadliest Snowstorm

    When you’re in the middle of it, every blizzard seems like the worst blizzard. But the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 really was one of Minnesota’s most lethal storms, primarily because there was so little warning.

    • 1 min
    Michael Koppelman and the 11-Billion-Year-Old Gamma Ray

    Michael Koppelman and the 11-Billion-Year-Old Gamma Ray

    • 1 min
    The First Case of Spanish Flu

    The First Case of Spanish Flu

    The Spanish Flu descended on Minnesota in 1918, at a time when the world had no effective answer to major pandemics. The state's disjointed response had mixed results, but helped future health workers decide how to prepare for infectious outbreaks. Produced for Ampers by Art Hughes.

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