Saturday, August 8, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 8

August 8, 1974 – “Twins game at Royals Stadium is briefly interrupted by President Nixon’s resignation speech. The speech is broadcast after it begins and the next inning is delayed until the conclusion of the speech. The Twins prevail over the host Royals, 3-2 in 14 innings when Tony Oliva’s sacrifice fly drives home Rod Carew.

http://twinsdaily.com/articles.html/_/minnesota-twins-news/minnesota-twins/this-day-in-twins-history-august-8-r1934




President Richard M. Nixon

http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_article_large/public/2011/11/10/188527-richard-nixon.jpg


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Friday, August 7, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 7

*August 7, 1915 – “Towed by the Ottumwa Belle, the last log raft passed Winona. The sawmills downstream soon ceased as the lumbering era drew to a close.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf




http://www.coldwellbankerwinona.com/stock/winona-minnesota.jpg

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 6

August 6, 1883 – “Stillwater [Minn.] residents hear for the first time the breath-taking melody produced by the colossal six-ton ten-bell chimes of St. Michael's Church. These are the first chimes of this caliber in the northwest and are operated by Mamie Hoy, the first and only woman to have the privilege of operating the ropes of the gigantic mechanism. The chimes would continue to be heard in their original form until Christmas Day, 1962. The chimes are still heard today, although the mechanism has since been electrified.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/bells-st-michaels/




St. Michael's Church, Stillwater, Minn.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Aug. 6, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included. 

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 5

August 5, 1851 –“The Rosemount, [Minn.,] area was originally inhabited by the Lower Band of the Santee Sioux tribe. [On this date,] Chief Little Crow, the leader of the New Ulm Indian uprising, signed a treaty at Pilot Knob in Mendota, turning the land over to the federal government.”

http://www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=292




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Little_crow_c1862.jpg

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 4

August 4, 2012 – Former Vikings defensive end Chris Doleman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, on this date. “Doleman was fourth on the all-time sack list with 150½ when he retired after a 15-year career with the Vikings, Falcons and 49ers. He missed only two games and reached the Pro Bowl eight times, including at least once with each of his three teams.”

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/165027986.html?refer=y




Chris Doleman

http://nfluniforms.blogspot.com/2012/02/chris-doleman-hall-of-famer.html

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Monday, August 3, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 3

August 3, 1971 – After being turned down for a same-sex marriage license by Hennepin County, the District Court, the Minnesota Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, Jack Baker and James Michael McConnell “established a legal relationship through adult adoption. This was possibly the first adult adoption by one member of a same-sex couple of the other.”

http://comingoutjournal.tumblr.com/post/19298791515/jack-baker-and-james-michael-mcconnell-apply-for-a



Jack Baker (born Richard John Baker) and James Michael McConnell apply for 
a marriage license in Minneapolis on May 18, 1970.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/169518373446728742/



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Sunday, August 2, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 2

August 2, 1870 – “Construction of the main railroad line from St. Paul to Duluth is completed and Washington County’s first railroad station is established in Forest Lake at West Broadway Avenue.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/first-railroad-station/ 




Forest Lake railroad station, Forest Lake, Minn., 1906
http://www.lakesnwoods.com/ForestLakeGallery.htm

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