On This Date in Minnesota History: May 10

May 10, 2012 – Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced she sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting a withdrawal of her dual Swiss citizenship she claims she received by Swiss law when she married her husband Marcus in 1978.¹ “At the time of her marriage, automatic citizenship was granted to those who married Swiss citizens [(Marcus Bachmann is a dual American and Swiss citizen because he is the son of Swiss immigrants).] However, her husband did not register their marriage with Swiss authorities until this year - meaning that the Swiss government was not aware of it until recently.” <sup>2

1</sup>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76175.html
²http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76142.html

Michele Bachmann
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bachmann2011.jpg

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 9

May 9, 1925 – “Old Home Creameries [now Old Home Foods] was incorporated in the state of Minnesota on [this date]. On Mr. Davies’ first day in business, he sold 11 pounds of his new cottage cheese. On the second day, he sold 60 pounds and on the third day, 90 pounds. By 1930, the company had 30 employees and 14 trucks and was producing over a million pounds annually to keep up with the demand.”

http://www.oldhomefoods.com/whoweare/MoreHistory.asp

Old Home Cottage Cheese
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain May 9, 2014,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 8

May 8, 1963 - The original Guthrie Theater opened to a packed house in Minneapolis. “The first production on Vineland Place: 'Hamlet,' with Sir Tyrone Guthrie directing and George Grizzard in the lead.”

http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/oldnews/archives/92

The original Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minn.

http://chanelbonfire.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 7

May 7, 1857 – On this date, “the steamer Frank Steele landed with about 60 to 70 families of settlers from Cincinnati at a place a quarter of a mile directly south-east from this point”: 110 – 20^th South; New Ulm, Minn.

Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain May 7, 2014,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

This was the Steele’s first voyage to Minnesota. Its passengers “were members of the Cincinnati Turnverin who planned to join the new German colony at New Ulm.”<sup>1

1</sup>“Steamboat Pioneer; The Early Career of William F. Davidson” by Robert C. Toole;  http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/36/v36i07p250-258.pdf

The steamer Frank Steele is the middle ship.

https://wiki.cincinnatilibrary.org/index.php/Frank_Steele

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 6

May 6, 1965 — “Two F4 tornadoes hit Fridley [Minn.], and 13 people die as six tornadoes touch down in the Twin Cities.”¹ This was also “the first time in Minnesota state history where civil defense sirens were used for severe weather purposes.”<sup>2

1</sup>http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2008/07/part-2-150-minnesota-moments-wed-just-soon-forget
²http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Twin_Cities_tornado_outbreak

Tornado's Path
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Twin_Cities_tornado_outbreak

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 5

May 5, 1979 – Vincent Paul Kartheiser, best known for playing Connor on the TV show Angel and Pete Campbell on AMC’s Mad Men, was born on this date in Minneapolis, Minn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Kartheiser

Vincent Paul Kartheiser

http://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/512445/vincent-kartheiser-and-shanna-collins-th-annual-art-directors-buffy-in/

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 4

May 4, 1975 – “The Minnesota Twins retired number 3 in honor of Harmon Killebrew.”

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TwinsRetired3.png