FARGO — On Nov. 16, 1996, the first of eight severe blizzards buried the Red River Valley and surrounding region in what would become the epic winter and flood of 1997. On that Saturday night of Nov.

The contrast between the affable citizens of Minnesota and the bloody criminal activities they find themselves drawn into helped make the Coen brothers' Fargo (1996) a critical and commercial success.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IT STARTED WITH 1996's Fargo, the Academy Award-winning film from Joel and Ethan Coen. Before anything ...

The winter of 1996-97 was the snowiest winter in the recorded history of Fargo-Moorhead with 117 inches. The first modest 2 inches of that 117 fell on this date: Friday, Nov. 15. The following ...