MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds

At the very top of Minnesota, where forest meets water and maps get complicated, lies one of America’s strangest corners: the Northwest Angle.

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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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Why do the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers and the University of Michigan’s Wolverines football teams battle over a Little Brown Jug? Britt Aamodt goes back to 1903 to find the origins of this unusual rivalry trophy.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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August 1969 – Dave Arneson loved war games. That’s what drew him to the board game convention Gen Con, and to fellow gamer Gary Gygax. Five years later, the two would develop one of the biggest role playing games in America, Dungeons & Dragons. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
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December 1974 – Kevin Odegard grew up listening to Bob Dylan records on the basement record player. So it was incredible that the now 25-year-old guitarist should be playing on Dylan’s latest album, recording in a Minneapolis studio no less. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt

Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

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Walking, biking, running and yes...rollerblading are all things Minnesotans do when the weather gets warmer. Allison Herrera tells us how the famous in-line skates got their start.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt
Producer: Allison Herrera
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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Taconite can be found all over Minnesota’s iron range, but at first it lacked in iron. Learn how it became viable.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt
Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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In 1970, Bonnie Erickson, an artist from Anoka, had a head cold. But she also had this big interview—with Jim Henson. She went through with the interview, got the job and four years later developed her own Muppet: a diva pig named Miss Piggy. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
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In 1921, a 10-year-old wagon trained horse named "Whiskey" was introduced to Fort Snelling. He was a wild and restless horse, often overlooked because of his rebellious personality. But that didn’t stop him from going down in Fort Snelling history. 

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Editor: Britt Aamodt
Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
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When Oliver Kelley began farming in Minnesota during the mid-1850s, he was frustrated by the low status of farmers and the isolation of rural life. So along with six others, he started an organization called The Grange, which as MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel discovers, changed agrarian life in America by bringing farmers together to socialize and advocate for themselves. 

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Editor: Britt Aamodt

Producer: Andi McDaniel

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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3M is famous for inventing the Post-It note. But Britt Aamodt has uncovered a 3M that gave you a scratch you just had to sniff.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
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