On this Date in Minnesota history: July 16

July 16, 1992 – “William K. Finney [became] St. Paul's first African American police chief” on this date.

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

Chief William K. Finney

https://transportation.spps.org/slideshow/9e1a70d0-5d7a-4168-bc5d-3a5561b52f87/Presentation_of_Award_to_Chief_William_Finney.html