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At least one president showed up

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Just gonna put this here

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The joke writes itself

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On this date: 1973

Perhaps the most famous and definitive 1970s image of downtown Minneapolis

Hennepin Avenue from 6th Street, Block E

By Donald Emmerich from the EPA/National Archives & Records Administration

It sure doesn't look like that anymore

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On this date: 2005

America's Dance Hits on XM81 BPM

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On this date: 1984

"When Doves Cry" is released

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On this date: 2001

2001 dance music

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On this date: 2016 (CT)

The first news about Prince’s passing

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On this date: 2008

I ran into the "Free Money" guy, Matthew Lesko

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#RSD

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Happy National Pet Day from Dory

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On this date: 1973

Folk musician/singer/composer/activist/American icon Pete Seeger sent me a postcard

He’d played Minneapolis in October @ Northrop Auditorium @ the U of MN

It just so happened that he stayed w/friends in my neighborhood. And he was patient enough to give kid Alan an interview.

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This is the correct headline after Wednesday’s closing bell:

Stocks begin recovery after needless massive losses

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On this date: 1984

George Clinton and his atomic dogs landed the P-Funk mothership at KMOJ Minneapolis

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On this date: 1970

The grand opening of The Depot in Minneapolis featuring Joe Cocker and a band assembled in mere days for his hastily-arranged Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour

After a couple name changes, the club has been First Avenue since 1982

Video in three parts

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On this date: 1981

Dance Beat #20 featuring Blondie @ #1 and the arrival of the Double Dutch Bus

#dancemusic #funk #RnB #FM #5000watts #chart #MPLS #Minneapolis #StPaul #twincities #MplsMN #MinneapolisMN #dancemusicofthe80s #80smusic #mplsound

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On this date: 2000

Solid April Fool's prank πŸ˜‚

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Mary Tyler Moore throws her hat high in the air in the middle of a downtown Minneapolis intersection

Mary Tyler Moore throws her hat high in the air in the middle of a downtown Minneapolis intersection

On this date: 1970

Hat toss @ 7th & Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis

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2/2

Additionally, Menards should be on the list, and Marshalls' sister chain, TJ Maxx, should probably be on there, too, along with Uline, Tripp Lite and Chik-Fil-A

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Suspect list. At the least, messy. Not a good look.

Fry's Electronics went out of business February 2021

"Young Brands" is Yum Brands (KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut/The Habit)

No one calls it "Baskin and Robbins," it's Baskin-Robbins

While not incorrect, Las Vegas Sands has no U.S. properties

cont’d

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