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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 1 MIN

Balloon Bomb

from MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · host Ampers

During World War II, the Japanese military floated thousands of balloon bombs to the United States, its wartime enemy. The casualties were surprisingly few, but two Minnesota children would number among the victims of the campaign.Producer: Britt AamodtImage description:  A World War II-era Japanese balloon bomb  Image by: Wikipedia [public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_fire_balloon_Moffett.jpg] 

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