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History

Tom Brokaw at the Westminster Town Hall Forum

Tom Brokaw at the Westminster Town Hall Forum

Former NBC News anchor and author Tom Brokaw speaks at the Westminster Town Hall forum about his new book, "The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America." It's a reflection on the lost American dream and a search for possible solutions by looking at earlier generations.

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US history museums struggle to update exhibits

US history museums struggle to update exhibits

In an effort to boost numbers of visitors, museum and historical sites around the country are searching for new ways to update old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular.

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How average Americans became the true framers of the Constitution

How average Americans became the true framers of the Constitution

Author and historian Woody Holton speaks at the Minnesota History Center about the original framers of the Constitution, and their motivations for writing it. He says the framers who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 wanted a Constitution that actually took power away from the average American, because they believed average citizens exercised too much influence on the government.

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The hidden messages of a Renaissance master

The hidden messages of a Renaissance master

Considered one of the greats of his time, Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer created iconic engravings and woodcuts in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It turns out the story behind the collection is as fascinating as the pictures themselves.
by Euan Kerr

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Filmmaker Ken Burns at the National Press Club

Filmmaker Ken Burns at the National Press Club

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his latest series for public television, "Prohibition," at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. He talks about the social forces that shaped the prohibition movement and how it essentially hurt American progress by spurring other social ills like organized crime.

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Rare WWII fighter plane under restoration in Bemidji

Rare WWII fighter plane under restoration in Bemidji

The new owner of the Sierra Sue II, a World War II fighter plane that's been featured in midwestern air shows for years, wants it to look the way it did when it rolled out of the factory nearly 70 years ago.
by Tom Robertson

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New info on state's earliest inhabitants found in BWCA

New info on state's earliest inhabitants found in BWCA

On the shores of the remote Knife Lake, at least 15 miles from the nearest road and in water divided by the U.S.-Canada border, where Minnesota's earliest history is being uncovered.

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