On Colfax Then and Now :
Colfax Avenue was named for Schuyler Colfax. Born in March of 1823, Schuyler became a Unite...
Tri-state Telephone and Telegraph Company Then and Now :
The Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company was a major competitor of Northwestern Bell Tel...
The Anatomic Bomb :
Lili St. Cyr came into the world as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis. Her parents mo...
In its April 24, 1933, issue, Time magazine quoted Minnesota’s first Farmer-Labor governor, Floyd B. Olson speaking from the steps of the state capitol: “I am making a last appeal to the Legislature. If the Senate does not make provision for the sufferers in the State and the Federal Government refuses to aid, I shall [...]
