Rosalie Wahl: Minnesota trailblazer
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MNopedia is made possible with funding from the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. MinnPost’s Minnesota History articles are produced in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society and its MNopedia project, which is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid celebrates 100 years of ensuring access to justice
In 1913, John Benson opened the doors of a Minneapolis law office meant to help the poor and underserved. Today, that office has morphed into Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
Minneapolis’ oldest skyway still in use turns 50
The 7th Street span that connects the Northstar Center with the Roanoke Building opened 50 years ago this summer, on June 12, 1963.
In 1977, boss tells Willmar 8 ‘We’re not all equal, you know’; strike ensues
Things didn’t work out so well for the Willmar 8. But for the women’s movement, the 1977-1979 strike was a resounding success.
Looking back at the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion
In a matter of seconds, a series of thunderous explosions destroyed what had been the city’s largest industrial building, along with several adjacent mills.
When the wind screamed: Looking back at the 1998 St. Peter tornado
More than 1,700 homes in this town of 10,000 sustained significant damage from the 150-mile-an-hour winds that swept in 15 years ago.
30 years ago, Mickey’s Diner awarded historic status
With fluffy pancakes, Al Roker and “A Prairie Home Companion,” it would seem Mickey’s Diner has had a charmed existence. It has, except for one night in 2008.
Hard-fought United States vs. Reserve Mining changed environmentalism
Reserve Mining Company v. The United States of America is seen as a landmark decision, one that gave the EPA broader powers to regulate corporate pollution.
Jukebox divas from Minnesota: The Andrews Sisters
The sisters weren’t just popular. They defined the sound of the 1940s, as much as Glenn Miller’s big band or Bing Crosby’s velvety crooning.
Milford Mine disaster, 1924: ‘Save your breath and start climbing!’
On Feb. 5, 1924, boggy water from Foley Lake flooded the Milford Mine near Crosby, killing 41 men in Minnesota’s worst mining disaster.
Minnesota values shaped civil-rights leader Roy Wilkins
On Jan. 20, 1967, Roy Wilkins, longtime director of the NAACP, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
125 years ago, deadly ‘Children’s Blizzard’ blasted Minnesota
When the storm hit, it caught so many settlers by surprise that between 250 and 500 people died that weekend, according to estimates by newspaper editors in several states.
Gov. Olson, 80 years ago, proposed progressive taxes and unemployment insurance
By some estimates, in January of 1933 more than 50 percent of workers on the Iron Range were out of work or working only a few days a month.
The 1940 Marlborough Hotel fire: ‘There was nothing that escaped the flames’
The deadliest fire in Minneapolis history, which occurred 73 years ago today, would claim 19 lives and destroy a building that housed more than 120 residents.
50 years ago: The Andersen-Rolvaag recount begins
The hand count of 800,000 ballots was prompted by an election board’s declaration that Gov. Elmer L. Andersen had received 142 more votes than Lt. Gov. Karl Rolvaag.
Keeping temps just right: the Minneapolis-developed thermostat
The Round is so ubiquitous that Honeywell was granted a trademark for the word “Round” in 1987 and for the shape in 1990.
St. Olaf Christmas Festival celebrates 100 years of choral cheer
This year’s four-day festival begins Thursday night at the Skoglund Center Auditorium on the campus in Northfield; the concert is also broadcast by MPR.
In ’87 the Twins turned the towns upside down
Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of the Twins’ Game Seven victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, an event that brought the Twin Cities their first major sports championship.
Citizens League to celebrate 60 years of policy innovation
“Our goal was to bring citizens into solving the issues in new and different ways,” said Citizens League Executive Director Sean Kershaw.
150 years ago: U.S.-Dakota War ends at the Battle of Wood Lake
Within about two hours, the battle was over. The badly outnumbered Dakota forces had succumbed to Sibley’s superior firepower.
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