Today, was one busy day for Minnesota

1805-Pine City records a high temp of 108 degrees

1861-During the outbreak of the Civil War, Minnesota is the first state to offer troops

1870-The St. Paul Academy of Natural Science is formed

1894-Organizer Eugene Debs calls a strike by the workers of the Great Northern Railway

1901-A poker game in Granite Falls ends with violence.  Local dentist S. Wintner notices his 2 kings lost to 2 aces 8 times in a row.

1977-The Minnesota Asian American Project is officially incorporated.

All of our history notes come from mnopedia.org.  If you would like to research and more days of Minnesota history, be sure to visit the site.

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