>> Eric: VERY FULL SHOW TONIGHT BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO SKIP OUR HISTORY SECTION SO HERE'S A SPEEDY VERSION.

LAST TIME WE WENT BACK IN TIME TO OCTOBER 1987 AS THE END OF THE MONTH DREW NEAR, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS DID SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT JOWL TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS.

YOUR TASK, WELL, IT WAS SIMPLE.

TELL US WHAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS DID IN LATE OCTOBER 1987.

NOW, AS USUAL CALLERS WITH THE WRONG ANSWERS GOIN' FIRST.

>> "I THINK THE ANSWER TO TONIGHT'S INDEX FILE QUESTION IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE PUT A PIÑATA OUT IN FRONT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.

THEY FILLED IT WITH COINS, AND GAVE AWAY A LITTLE OF THAT >> "THE ANSWER TO THIS WEEK'S INDEX FILE QUESTION IS THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FED DRESSED UP LIKE A DOLLAR BILL AND WENT TRICK OR TREATING IN MINNEAPOLIS."

>> "THE ANSWER TO YOUR INDEX FILE QUESTION MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND SETTING UP THE MINNESOTA STATE LOTTERY BENEFITING OUR BEAUTIFUL OUTDOORS IN MINNESOTA."

>> Eric: ALL INTERESTING GUESSES, AND ALL OF THEM WRONG.

WE DIDN'T FOOL MANY OF YOU, THOUGH, BUT OF COURSE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED, NOW, AND SEVERAL CALLERS NOTED THEY WERE THERE THAT DAY, INCLUDING ALISON.

>> "THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS BROUGHT JOY TO MINNESOTANS IN OCTOBER 1987 BY DROPPING SHREDDED OLD CURRENCY AT THE TWINS PARADE WHEN THEY WON THE WORLD SERIES.

WE WATCHED FROM MARQUETTE BANK AS IT FELL ON ELOISE'S TEAM."

>> Eric: YOU'RE CORRECT.

TWIN CITIES FANS LINED THE STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS ND ST. PAUL, SHOWERED THEIR BASEBALL HEROES WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

YOU SEE, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAD DONATED ONE TON OF SHREDDED, OUT OF CIRCULATION MONEY THAT WAS USED FOR THE CONFETTI THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE COATS OF THE TWINS PLAYERS.

COUPLE REMINDERS FOR YOU BEFORE WE GO.

DON'T FORGET TO TUNE INTO THE BROADCAST WARS I GOT PREMIERE NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT, 7:00 ON TWIN CITIES PBS OR YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT ON THE PBS APP.

AND SPEAKING OF NEXT WEEK, "ALMANAC" TEAM TAKING SOME TIME OFF AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

WE WILL BE BACK HERE IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE BIG 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL SHOW.

IF YOU MISSED THE TUESDAY NIGHT PREMIERE OF BROADCAST WARS I GOT, Y CATCH IT NEXT FRIDAY NIGT 7:00 IN THE "ALMANAC" TIME SLOT.

JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR SOME MUSIC TO END THE SHOW.

20 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK, THE STEELES KICKED OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR US.

TAKE A LISTEN.

BE CAREFUL.

♪♪ >> LET'S LINE THAT BASKET WITH LOVE FIRST, SHALL WE ♪♪ I WILL GIVE YOU LOVE, JOY THAT'S SO DIVINE.

I CAN GIVE YOU MANY THINGS MONEY CANNOT BUY AND IF YOU WANT DIAMONDS, ALL THOSE BRILLIANT THINGS I'LL BE SURE TO SEE THAT YOU GET JUST THE ONES YOU NEED ... ♪♪ WHATEVER YOU DESIRE DEEP INSIDE YOUR HEART SHARE WITH ME A SECRET, ALL YOU REALLY ARE WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT THIS YEAR?

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

OOH WHAT DO YOU WANT THIS YEAR?

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

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