>> Cathy: TIME HAS NEARLY ESCAPED US.

BUT WE DO HAVE A FEW MOMENTS FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MINNESOTA HISTORY.

HERE'S THE SHORTENED VERSION.

QUESTION WE ASKED TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.

IT'S LATE DECEMBER OF 1982.

A RARE EVENT TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE THE U. S. INVOLVING A WELL-KNOWN MINNESOTAN AND AN EVEN MORE WELL-KNOWN CANADIAN.

15,000 PEOPLE WITNESS THIS "INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT" AND NEARLY ALL OF THEM TAKE THE SIDE OF THE NON-MINNESOTA PARTICIPANT.

OUR QUESTION WAS: WHAT MINNESOTAN WAS INVOLVED IN A RARE "INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT" IN DECEMBER 1982?

THE SECOND TIME WE ASKED, THE PRODUCERS ADDED A LOT OF HINTS.

BUT FOR THESE TWO CALLERS, THAT DID NOT TRANSLATE INTO A RIGHT ANSWER.

"HI, YEAH, THIS IS JERRY FROM MINNEAPOLIS, AND I THINK IT WAS SCOTT LEDOUX, THE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTER.

THANK YOU."

"I DON'’T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, BUT I'’M GONNA GUESS IT INVOLVES A HOCKEY GAME WITH ONE OF THE CANADIAN TEAMS AND THE NORTH STARS, AND IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FIGHT THAT NEAL BROTEN WAS INVOLVED IN.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS JOE FROM PUPOSKY."

>> Cathy: THANK YOU, JOE.

YOU WERE SO CLOSE.

LAST WEEK'S EXTRA HINTS DID LEAD TO MORE THAN 38, EXCEPT FOR FRIENDS CHRIS AND GARY, OF YOU CONTACTING US WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER.

HERE'S THE STAFF FAVORITE.

"HELLO!

SINCE NONE OF YOUR MINNESOTA VIEWERS WERE ABLE TO ANSWER LAST WEEK'S INDEX QUESTION, I DECIDED THAT I, A VISITOR FROM NEW MEXICO, SHOULD OFFER MY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER.

WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 22ND, 1982, WAS A BRIEF FIGHT DURING A NORTH STARS HOCKEY GAME.

THAT'S WHEN CANADIAN WAYNE GRETZKY, WITH THE EDMONTON OILERS, GOT INTO A TUSSLE WITH MINNESOTA'S NEAL BROTEN.

GRETZKY DEMONSTRATED THAT HE WAS A MUCH BETTER HOCKEY PLAYER THAN HE WAS A FIGHTER, BUT THE WORLD'S GREATEST PLAYER WAS POPULAR EVEN WITH HIS OPPONENTS, AND THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN SOME OF BROTEN'S OWN MINNESOTA TEAMMATES THREATENING HIM TO DEATH.

THIS ANSWER TO YOUR INDEX QUESTION IS COMING FROM A MAN WHO NEVER SAW A NORTH STARS HOCKEY GAME, BUT I KNOW HOW TO GOOGLE.

THIS IS BOB, ON HIS WAY BACK TO LAS CRUCES.

THANKS.

BYE NOW!"

>> Cathy: BOB!

GOOD JOB, BOB, YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE FINE DETAILS.

HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE INFAMOUS NEAL BROTEN WAYNE GRITSKY FIGHT.

FROM A BLURRY VIDEO.

HOPE YOU HAD A SAFE DRIVE BACK TO LAS CRUCES... AND WE HOPE YOU TUNE IN FROM NEW MEXICO, YOU CAN WATCH THE LIVESTREAM EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE.

TPT.ORG/ALMANAC.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR OUR SHOW ENDING MUSIC.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 1998, VIOLINIST GIL SHAHAM PLAYED HIS PRIZED STRADIVARIUS ON NEWSNIGHT MINNESOTA.

TAKE A LISTEN.

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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