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MNopedia
Strutwear Knitting Company Strike
The longest of three major labor disputes in Minneapolis between 1935 and 1936
Hungry Mind (bookstore)
A tiny St. Paul bookshop that grew into a regional favorite with a national reach
Bohemian Flats
A resilient immigrant community in Minneapolis that outlasted floods and disease
Jun Fujita Cabin, Rainy Lake
The North Woods hideaway of an internationally renowned photographer
Raymond, Leona Evelyn (1908–1998)
A sculptor who got her start in the WPA Federal Art Project
St. Peter and St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church, Bramble
A sanctuary for Russian immigrants in Koochiching County
1975 Minneapolis Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Civil rights protection that was the first of its kind in the US
Flooding of the Red River, 1997
The eighth-costliest flood in US history
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After he moved to Minnesota at the age of twenty-six, Jacob Henry Stewart accumulated many titles: doctor, mayor, postmaster, state senator, state surgeon general, US congressman, and state ...
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First Published: October 15, 2025
The Eastern bluebird, indigenous to North and Central America, is said to have once been as common as the American robin. A population decline starting in the early twentieth century ...
Spotlight On Music
This Day in Minnesota History (October 24)
1871
A railroad line reaches Breckenridge in the Red River valley.
1988
Duluth mayor John Fedo goes on trial, charged with accepting a bribe and misusing city money. He was later acquitted.
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