MN90: Union Victory in Minneapolis

Minneapolis was a notorious anti-union town in the early 1900s. But a series of truckers’ strikes in 1934 turned the city into one of the most powerful union cities in the United States. MN90 producer Marisa Helms reports that the strikes were part of a wave of union actions across the country and spurred passage of the 1935 Wagner Act.

MN90: WCCO - How Betty Crocker Became a Good Neighbor

WCCO Radio has been around for decades, but the station has changed a lot since its start. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel explains.

MN90: What Minnesota Ate

While the Federal Writers' Project was winding down in 1940, it dispatched Minnesota writers to report what and how people ate in their state for a proposed book, America Eats. Those essays would remain unpublished for over half a century. Britt Aamodt reports in this MN90 segment.

MN90: William Williams and the End of Capital Punishment

In this segment of MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds, Britt Aamodt explains how the execution of William Williams led to the end of capital punishment in Minnesota.

MN90: Women Strike for Equal Pay

In the late 1970s, eight female employees from the Citizens’ National Bank in Willmar stirred up controversy in their town and across the country when they filed a complaint against the bank for unequal pay and gender discrimination. The Willmar 8, as they were called, formed their own union and went on strike for two years. MN90 producer Marisa Helms tells us the Willmar 8 came to symbolize the uphill climb many American women face when seeking equity in the workplace.

MN90: World War SPAM

Radio story produced by AMPERS about the production and use of SPAM during World War II. Part of the series MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds.

Photograph of a 1925 Mobile gas station in Carver Minnesota

Mobile Gas Station

Mobile Gas Station at 200 Broadway, Carver, Minnesota. Built in 1925.

Black and white photograph of mock explosions during war maneuvers at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling, 1917.

Mock explosions at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling

Mock explosions during war maneuvers at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling, 1917.

Black and white photograph of mock warfare at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling, 1917.

Mock warfare at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling

Mock warfare at the Officers’ Training Camp, Fort Snelling, 1917.

Model School gymnastics demonstration

Model School gymnastics demonstration

Model School junior high students give gymnastics demonstration
in the College Hall gymnasium of Winona Teachers College, 1937. Winona County Historical Society, Photo Archives, A5137. Used with the permission of Winona County Historical Society.

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