On This Date in Minnesota History: January 12

January 12, 1913 - The first airplane to fly over Minneapolis buzzes the Fourth Street tower of the City Hall and Courthouse [on this date].
http://www.municipalbuildingcommission.org/1910s2.html

“City Hall and Courthouse: A familiar view of the [Minneapolis] City Hall and Courthouse from the northwest. As seen in the photograph, the magnificent structure dwarfed surrounding buildings, such as the row houses to the west and across the block. It remained the tallest building in Minneapolis until the construction of the Foshay Tower in the 1920s.”

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