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North Dakota's gift to Norway became an inspiration for citizens during World War II


North Dakota s gift to Norway became an inspiration for citizens during World War II
Did You Know That columnist Curt Eriksmoen explains why the state gave a bust of Abraham Lincoln to the country and why it became the site of silent anti-Nazi protests in the 1940s.
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A delegation from North Dakota poses next to a bust of Abraham Lincoln the state gave to Norway on July 4, 1914, at Frogner Park in Oslo. Special to The Forum
The years between 1940 and 1945 were a very bleak time for the patriotic citizens of Norway. This was because the country was occupied by a large number of German Nazi soldiers who took away many of the people’s freedoms. ....

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Crew works to restore toppled statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg by next summer


Crew works to restore toppled statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg by next summer
Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Sara Oblin Myefski, clockwise from left, Giorgio Gikes, Terra Gillis, Nadine Chronopolus and John Vanameron cover the bronze statue head of Col. Hans Christian Heg at his namesake park in Wind Lake on Wednesday. Shot astride his horse at the Battle of Chickamauga, Heg was the highest-ranking Army officer from Wisconsin killed in the Civil War. The mold will be used to repair an identical statue at the state Capitol that was torn off its pedestal and vandalized this past summer during protests. ....

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