>> Cathy: THAT WAS ONE HECK OF A STORY.

AND, YES, THE LEVIES DID HOLD, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

AND NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE VIEWER PARTICIPATION PART OF THE PROGRAM.

THIS IS WHEN WE ASK YOU A MINNESOTA HISTORY QUESTION AND YOU TRY TO GUESS THE ANSWER.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION IS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS WELL KNOWN IN OUR STATE.

BEFORE 1926, THERE WERE SOME OF THESE THINGS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

BUT IN 1926, MINNESOTA BECAME THE FIRST PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE ONE.

NOW THERE ARE 93 OF THEM IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT MINNESOTA HAS THE DISTINCTION OF GETTING ONE FIRST.

YOUR TASK IS A SIMPLE ONE.

TELL US WHAT DID MINNESOTA GET IN 1926 WHICH WAS THE FIRST ONE IN THE UNITED STATES?

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BEFORE WE GO, SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC FROM THE "ALMANAC" ARCHIVES.

THIS JAZZ GROUP WAS ON THE PROGRAM 20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.

IT'S THE MOULDY FIGS PERFORMING "SWEET GEORGIA BROWN."

SEE YOU LATER.

♪♪ NO GAL MADE HAS GOT A SHADE ON SWEET GEORGIA BROWN TWO LEFT FEET, BUT OH SO NEAT, AS SWEET GEORGIA BROWN THEY ALL SIGH AND WANNA DIE FOR SWEET GEORGIA BROWN I'LL TELL YOU JUST WHY, YOU KNOW I DON'T LIE, NOT MUCH IT'S BEEN SAID SHE KNOCKS 'EM DEAD WHEN SHE LANDS IN TOWN SINCE SHE CAME WHY IT'S A SHAME HOW SHE COOLS 'EM DOWN NOW THE ONLY SAILORS SHE CAN'T GET MUST BE THE SAILORS SHE AIN'T MET.

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