REGRETS ABOUT THE DECISION I >> Cathy: THAT WAS U S. SENATOR MARK DAYTON, BEFORE HE RETURNED HOME TO MINNESOTA AND WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR TWICE.

LET'S TURN OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE WORLD OF POLITICS AND ENTER THE WORLD OF MINNESOTA HISTORY.

IT'S LATE OCTOBER.

1987.

THE BIG STOCK MARKET CRASH KNOWN AS BLACK TUESDAY HAS CAST A SENSE OF FINANCIAL GLOOM OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

BUT HERE IN MINNESOTA, AS THE END OF THE MONTH DRAWS NEAR, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS DOES SOMETHING WITH MONEY THAT BRINGS JOY TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MINNESOTANS THE TASK HERE IS SIMPLE.

WHAT DID THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS DO IN LATE OCTOBER 1987 TO BRING JOY TO MINNESOTANS?

HERE'S A HINT FOR YOU.

PART OF THIS ACTIVITY HAPPENED OUTSIDE.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING FROM CASH LAKE, MONEY CREEK, OR DOLLAR LAKE.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL WITH ALL OF YOUR GUESSES, RIGHT OR WRONG.

IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE TALKING TO A VOICE MAIL SYSTEM, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND A NOTE TO OUR ELECTRONIC INBOX ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

WHILE YOU'RE ONLINE, HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE TPT.ORG/ALMANAC.

YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR ELECTION COVERAGE FROM THIS FALL, INCLUDING MARY LAHAMMER'S SERIES OF LEGISLATIVE RACES TO WATCH WHICH INCLUDES A HOUSE SEAT HEADING FOR RECOUNT.

THAT'S ALL AT TPT.ORG/ALMANAC JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 2012 BEN KYLE OF ROMANTICA PLAYED FOR US IN STUDIO B.

TAKE A LISTEN.

AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME, BE CAREFUL.

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