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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
May 7, 1915, Millie Baker, 27, an opera singer from Duluth, was aboard the HMS Lusitania en route to England. She had plans to resume singing studies in Paris. But a German U-boat was on the prowl. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
August 1915, Twin Cities and Duluth journalist was sailing to Germany to report on the war. She was asked how she planned on getting into Germany with an English-sounding name like hers. Easy. She was “pro-German all the time,” she said. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
June 9, 1918, Rufus Rand, Jr. of Minneapolis was flying with the Lafayette Escadrille in France. He and his captain were on a patrol when suddenly they found themselves pursued by nine German fighter planes. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
