War

On July 3, 1863, on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Private Marshall Sherman of St. Paul stole something from the Confederate enemy that they wanted back, badly—the battle flag of the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. [Read Transcript...]

In 1945, the crew of the USS Duluth were stationed outside Tokyo when they discovered the abandoned 17th-century temple bell later to be called the Ohara Peace Bell. [Read Transcript...]

In 1945, a massive munitions plant opened south of Minneapolis to produce smokeless gun powder to supply the US forces fighting in World War II. [Read Transcript...]

During World War II, the Japanese military floated thousands of balloon bombs to the United States, its wartime enemy. The casualties were surprisingly few, but two Minnesota children would number among the victims of the campaign. [Read Transcript...]