Sightings of UFOs and mystery airships took hold in the 19th and 20th century. One was spotted above a football game in '48. Another 'carried' Martians looking for women's clothes
Warren Magnuson was the high school team captain and later hobnobbed with U.S. presidents, dated movie stars and quietly became one of the most powerful men in the country.
Harold Hill actors from Robert Preston to Matthew Broderick to Hugh Jackman have sung about how this Minnesota man was the root of all the 'trouble' with a capital 'T.'
Sometimes called 'the white sheep' of the family, what would make Vincenzo Capone choose to fight the booze trade that was making his little brother Al the most powerful gangster in the world?
We asked readers to weigh in on their favorite commercials and jingles over the years. And many of you had the same handful of answers, "Back Then" columnist Tracy Briggs says.
When you only have 3 or 4 stations, you tend to hear the same commercials over and over again, and boy do we remember them. "Back Then" columnist Tracy Briggs wants to know your favorites.
For Memorial Day, an American military cemetery in Cambridge wants to honor the Americans (including North Dakotans and Minnesotans) who are buried there with photos beside their grave markers. Maybe you know one of these men.
The 1950 U.S. Census has officially been released after 72 years of waiting. What you learn about America back then might surprise you, according to columnist Tracy Briggs.
Some of these candies have been around for more than 100 years and might bring back great memories of childhood, but columnist Tracy Briggs has a question: Would you eat them today?
