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US District Court Judge Earl R. Larson

US District Court Judge Earl R. Larson, ca. 1980. Larson ruled in Welsch v. Likins (1974) that both the US Constitution and Minnesota state law required state-run institutions to provide habilitation (vocational training and other education) to their inmates.

US flag raised in Georgia during the Civil War and preserved by William Gates LeDuc

United States flag raised in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, during Sherman's March to the Sea. Gift of Brigadier General William G. LeDuc.

US Highway 61 sign

US Highway 61 sign. Photograph by Marjorie Savage, 2022. Used with the photographer's permission.

US Model 1841 "Mississippi" rifle

U.S. Model 1841 Percussion Rifle. This rifle was struck by a bullet and disabled during the Battle of Birch Coulee.

US Senate collage, 1860

A collage of the members of the United States Senate in 1860; Rice is in the middle of the third row down. When Rice entered the Senate as a Democrat in 1858, his party was deeply divided over the expansion of slavery into new territories.

US Supreme Court building

The US Supreme Court building, designed by Cass Gilbert. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user AscendedAnathema, January 1, 2004.

Using tear gas during the truckers' strike, Minneapolis

Tear gas being used on demonstrators during the truck drivers’ strike, 1934.

USS George G. Henry

USS (later SS) George G. Henryin 1917. The ship collided with and sank the USS Herman Frasch. Used with the permission of the US Naval Historical Center.

US–Canada border marker

Marker at the international border of the United States and Canada inside Franz Jevne State Park. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Tony Webster, October 5, 2017. CC BY-SA 2.0

US–Dakota War of 1862

For six weeks in 1862, war raged throughout southwestern Minnesota. There were many causes. The fighting and its aftermath changed the course of the state's history, and descendants of those touched by the war continue to live with the trauma it caused.

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