Saturday, June 9, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 9

June 9, 1956 — “A military jet crashes in South Minneapolis, killing six people. Four days earlier, another jet crashed and killed a mother and daughter out for a look at the new Bloomington stadium.”
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2008/07/part-2-150-minnesota-moments-wed-just-soon-forget

Friday, June 8, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 8

June 8, 1857 – “The U.S. Army sold Fort Snelling to Franklin Steele for $90,000 but bought it back only four years later with the start of the Civil War.”
http://www.nps.gov/miss/parkmgmt/bomcoldwater_100years.htm





http://www3.iath.virginia.edu/minnesota/snelling.html

Thursday, June 7, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 7

June 7, 2011 – Remnants of what was once a 60 feet tall snow pile in the parking lot of the Sears on University Ave. in St. Paul is a reminder of the horrible, snow-filled winter of 2011 on this 100° day. Check the links below for photos.

http://www.wwaytv3.com/blog/100-degree-snowbank-snow-way/30423
http://southtwelfth.tumblr.com/post/6297564525/the-pioneer-press-reports-the-remnant-of-this

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 6

June 6, 1973 – On this date, “the Aerial Lift Bridge of Duluth was entered in the National Register of Historic Places.”
http://www.goduluthmn.com/aerial-lift-bridge.html




Duluth Aerial Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duluth_canal.jpg

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 5

June 5, 1873 – “A delegation of German Mennonites from Russia arrived in St. Paul to assess whether to settle. Eventually deciding to establish homesteads about Mountain Lake in Cottonwood county.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf

Monday, June 4, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 4

June 4, 1935 – “The Minnesota state record for latest measurable snowfall was recorded in Mizpah [in Koochiching County] on [this date] when the town received an inch and a half of snowfall.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizpah,_Minnesota

Sunday, June 3, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 3

June 3, 1964“Ground was broken near Eveleth for a $45 million taconite-pellet plant constructed by Ford Motor Co. and Oglebay-Norton Co. Governor Karl F. Rolvaag and other state and local officials participated.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf