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This Day in Minnesota History

October 16, 1930

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ISBN: 0873514165
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A bookstore owned by the Communist Party and located on Third Avenue in South Minneapolis is bombed. A mob then loots the store, burning its books in a bonfire on the street.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: October 16, 2023