History

Teddy Roosevelt Spoke ‘Softly’ at State Fair Here 125 Years Ago

Four days after Roosevelt delivered his famous State Fair line, President William McKinley was shot. Twelve days after the speech, Roosevelt was president. One of the most iconic phrases in...

Construction’s Over, While Legacy Remains for Highway 55 Here

With roadwork finished along Highway 55, the route through North Minneapolis and Golden Valley still carries the name—and...

This Fall, I’ll Teach My Students the Declaration of Independence Their Textbook Won’t

It is July, and I am already preparing my college syllabi for the coming fall semester, where I...

June is Memorable Month for Key First Amendment Cases From Here

This month of June stands as a memorable epoch for landmark First Amendment litigation deeply rooted in Hennepin...

Blackmun Play Here Recalls Other Key Cases Besides Roe

Harry Blackmun's journey from right to center to left creates a compelling, complex legacy—one that is beautifully captured...

Back to the Bathhouses: Before AIDS Closed the Doors

Through the memories of Kelly Hayes, a look back at Minneapolis’ bathhouse era, what drove it underground and the renewed debate over bringing regulated...

Memorial Day has key roots and lore here

Memorial Day did not originate here, but its current structural status has deep-seated roots in Minneapolis and St. Paul. It is so thoroughly entrenched...

An Interview with Dr. Robert Frame III, Author of Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis

Robert Frame’s new book, Making Mill City: Flour and Fortune in Minneapolis, is a beautifully illustrated account of the flour mills that revolutionized the global milling...

Lifting Warfare Rules Recalls Nazi War Trials, as Depicted Here

The nearly universal condemnation that has been directed toward President Trump after his Easter Sunday rant regarding his intent to destroy the entire Iranian...

College Sports ‘Mess’ that Trump Pledges to ‘Solve’ is Rooted Here

With the major college revenue-raising seasons concluded—football, basketball, and to a lesser extent hockey—the transfer portals for college athletes are swinging wide open. Money...

Capital Punishment No Laughing Matter on 115th Anniversary of its Abolition Here

Waging one of his mock campaigns for President, comedian Pat Paulsen responded to a question whether he supported the death penalty by saying "No,...

Baseball’s Giants Almost Came Here 70 Years Ago

After two disappointing seasons, a lackluster offseason, and a serious setback in spring training, the Minnesota Twins are about to open their 2026 Major...

Time After Time: When The Twin Cities Couldn’t Make Up Their Minds–Or Their Clocks

Simply put, time travelers going from St. Paul to Minneapolis would arrive before they left, while those going the other way were re-living an...

Actor Carradine’s Death Recalls Key Defamation and Data Case Here

When the Academy Awards were handed out Sunday night for cinematic excellence, one long-time thespian family was still grieving the loss of one of...

Gophers Basketball: “Iron 6” Set for Historic but Daunting Run

As the Big Ten Conference men's basketball postseason tournament gets underway in Chicago this week—running from Tuesday, March 10, through Sunday, the 15th—as a...

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