Saturday, May 17, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 17

May 17, 2011 - American baseball player Harmon Killebrew, Hall of Fame First-Baseman for the Minnesota Twins, lost his fight against esophageal cancer on this date.

http://voices.yahoo.com/famous-people-died-may-17th-8488925.html?cat=37

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




Harmon Killebrew
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Friday, May 16, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 16

May 16, 1934 – The Minneapolis General Strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by Teamsters against most of the trucking companies operating in Minneapolis, a major distribution center for the Upper Midwest. The strike began in the Market District (the modern day Warehouse District) and ensuing violence lasted periodically throughout the summer.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_Teamsters_Strike_of_1934





Minneapolis General Strike of 1934
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 15

May 15, 1981 – “The Vikings moved into a new facility in suburban Eden Prairie that houses the team's offices, locker room and practice fields. The complex was named "Winter Park" after Max Winter, one of the Vikings founders who served as the team's president from 1965 to 1987.”

http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-the-minnesota-vikings 




Winter Park

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 14

May 14, 2009 – Chrysler announces on this date that it will close 19 dealerships in Minnesota.

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/05/11/daily40.html?page=all




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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 13

May 13, 1963 – William (Pat) Reilly, “one-time crony of former Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger,” died on this date of bronchial pneumonia in his room at the St. Regis hotel, 201 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul. He was buried at public expense by the Ramsey County Welfare Dept., as the county “is charged with providing a ‘decent and proper burial’” of indigent persons.

“Reilly served a federal prison sentence for harboring Dillinger in his house while the Dillinger gang was headquartered in this area. He also served a prison term for robbery.”

St. Paul Pioneer Press; “County to Bury Reilly, Crony of Dillinger’s”; May 16, 1963; p. 18.




William (Pat) Reilly

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Monday, May 12, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 12

May 12, 1972 - The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid was released on this date. “The film purports to recreate the James-Younger Gang's most infamous escapade, the September 7, 1876, robbery of 'the biggest bank west of the Mississippi' in Northfield, Minnesota.”

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



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



Sunday, May 11, 2014

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 11

May 11, 1858 – Minnesota enters the Union as the 32nd state on this date.

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





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