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North Dakota鈥檚 most famous fictional character turns 100

Jay 鈥淭he Great鈥� Gatsby tops a list that also features a GI Joe and a Marvel character.

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She left Queen Victoria to become a North Dakota farm wife

What compelled Marie Downing to leave her life at Windsor Castle for the windswept prairie?

Mar 5

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North Dakotan, Minnesotan played key roles in Iwo Jima flag-raising 80 years ago

They have been overshadowed by others, but the local men raised a flag and immortalized another.

Feb 19

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'Demure鈥� North Dakota teacher victim of the infamous 'Trunk Murderess鈥�

After nearly a century, questions remain over why Winnie Ruth Judd killed Hedvig Samuelson and stuffed her body in a suitcase.

Jan 7

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Stressed? 120 years ago, Minnesotans were popping 'Pink Pills for Pale People'

If this election season has left you stressed, nervous and on edge, consider the remedies that got our ancestors through the tough times.

Nov 6, 2024

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Minnesota women demanded change when 9-year-old girl got married in 1937

Eunice Winstead, 9, made news in 1937 when she married a 24-year-old man in Tennessee. Minnesota was among the few states that fought back.

Aug 7, 2024

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British family needs help solving the mystery of their old Minnesota dairy truck

The Dodge with the 1950 Minnesota plates now sits outside London, but the Finch family wants to honor where its story began.

Jun 26, 2024

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British family needs help solving the mystery of their old Minnesota dairy truck

The Dodge with the 1950 Minnesota plates now sits outside London, but the Finch family wants to honor where its story began.

Jun 26, 2024

By Tracy Briggs

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How walking like a cow saved rural Prohibition bootleggers from the law

Those looking to sell, distribute, or consume booze in the '20s and '30s had a few sneaky tricks up their sleeves.

Apr 3, 2024

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Minnesota couple travels 1,500 miles to see a hair-raising piece of the past

After a lifetime of hearing about his North Dakotan great-great-grandfather's record-breaking beard, Dan Backer and his wife Jeanine trekked through the Smithsonian archives to see it.

Mar 6, 2024

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'Leave it to Beaver' star Hugh Beaumont once owned a Christmas tree farm in Minnesota

Beaumont was reportedly in business with a Marlboro man and lived on an island in the middle of Lake Wabana.

Nov 22, 2023

By Tracy Briggs

Sam Skaff poses for a photo with his son, Sam Skaff, at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the WDAY Honor Flight in Nov., 2007.David Samson / The Forum

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WATCH HERE: Look back at as Honor Flight veterans from WWII, Korea and Vietnam build unexpected connections

"Bridging Generations," a program that features new and unexpected bonds between veterans over the last 80 years.

Nov 11, 2023

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Yes, you used to be able to mail your children

In 1913, when the U.S. Postal Service introduced parcel post service, customers took advantage by shipping their children.

Oct 26, 2023

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