479: Little War on the Prairie
December 02, 2018 20:00
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Growing up in Mankato, Minnesota, John Biewen says, nobody ever talked about
the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the
site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota
Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to
Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why
Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after. Read more
the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the
site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota
Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to
Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why
Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after. Read more
Growing up in Mankato, Minnesota, John Biewen says, nobody ever talked about
the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the
site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota
Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to
Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why
Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after.
the most important historical event ever to happen there: in 1862, it was the
site of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. Thirty-eight Dakota
Indians were hanged after a war with white settlers. John went back to
Minnesota to figure out what really happened 150 years ago, and why
Minnesotans didn’t talk about it much after.
