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Home > Archives for MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds

MN90 is fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.

March 20, 2023
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MN90: The First Hmong Story Adapted to Opera

2019: Author Kao Kalia Yang had only attended one opera in her life, and she had fallen asleep. Now the Minnesota Opera had reached out. It wanted to adapt her book The Song Poet for the operatic stage. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

March 20, 2023
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A 45-Yard Field Goal

November 10, 1906 – Bobby Marshall felt the pressure. The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was down two to nothing against Chicago with the clock ticking. But could Marshall make a field goal from 45 yards? Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

February 21, 2023
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MN90: Concerts with Bernstein

In 2009, Janet Horvath asked her musician dad an innocent question. Did he ever play with Leonard Bernstein? His answer would send her on a ten-year journey into the history of a small orchestra of Holocaust survivors and a series of concerts in post-war Germany. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

February 21, 2023
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MN90: The Lion of Lutsen

In 1978, John Lyght had been been sheriff of Cook County for six years. He’d seen a lot in that time. But a lion on the loose in Northern Minnesota? Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

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