Saturday, April 14, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 14

April 14, 1999 – Nathan Edberg, a 21-year-old man from Vadnais Heights went to Decoy’s bar at 2143 4th Street in White Bear Lake around 7:30 pm. The bartender reported that the unemployed Edberg, a regular customer, seemed less upbeat than usual. No one saw him leave the bar, but Edberg’s truck was located in a ditch at the junction of Hwy 694 and Hwy 35E. Authorities believe Edberg probably went into the ditch after missing his exit, but the trail stops there.”
http://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/11/041499-nathan-edberg-21-white-bear-lake.html

Friday, April 13, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 13

April 13, 1993 — “The Minnesota North Stars hockey team plays its final game, losing to Chicago 3-2, before moving to Dallas.”
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2008/07/part-3-150-minnesota-moments-wed-just-soon-forget

Thursday, April 12, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 12

April 12, 1996 – Before he was Governor of Minnesota, wrestler/actor Jessie Ventura played 1st Man in Black on an episode of the “X Files” (Jose Chung'sFrom Outer Space’).
http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Jesse_Ventura

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 11

April 11, 1965 - Dennis Craig Jurgens (December 6, 1961 – April 11, 1965) was the most famous and only fatal victim of prolific child abuser Lois Jurgens, who abused a total of six adopted children during a period spanning the 1950s to 1970s. The eventual trial of Lois Jurgens for his murder [on this date] made national headlines and was the top news story for the state of Minnesota in 1987, and is one of few crimes that FBI agent Kenneth Lanning argues can legitimately be described as "ritual abuse".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dennis_Jurgens

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 10

April 10, 1936 – Birthdate of John Madden, “former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts.” He was born in Austin, Minn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Madden

Monday, April 9, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 9

April 9, 1905 –First Aerial Ferry was put into Operation on [this date], over the ship canal between Duluth to Minnesota Point. It had room enough to accommodate 6 automobiles. Round trip took 10 min.”
http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-facts/minnesota.html

Sunday, April 8, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 8

April 8, 1953 – “Responding to the first-ever sit-down strike at the Minnesota State Prison at Stillwater, warden Carl Jackson met the prisoners' demand for nourishing, sanitary food by firing the prison's chef.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf