MN History For Today

Busy day in History Today, here is what happened in MN History

1863-In response to a federal law saying all Dakota will be removed from the State of Minnesota as punishment from the US-Dadota War, 1;310 captives are loaded on two steamboats and sent to a reservation on Crow Creek

1888-The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul is established.

1925-St. Paul's Ford Motor Company plant assembles their first car

1975-The Minnesota Twins retire the number 3, Harmon Killebrew's number

1984-Dave Kingman hits a ball to the roof of the Metrodome.  It got stuck in a pocket and was ruled a ground rule double.

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