On This Date in Minnesota History: July 13

July 13, 1977 – “City of Kinney, St. Louis County, secedes from the United States. City Councilors are frustrated by unsuccessful attempts to obtain a grant from the federal government for a water project, decides to secede and apply for foreign aid because "there is less paperwork." Although the U. S. did not recognize Kinney as a foreign country, Jeno Paulucci did, and he gave Kinney a used Ford to replace the inoperable city police car and 10 cases of frozen pizzas.”
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