On This Date in Minnesota History: June 5

June 5, 1959 – “Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota [on this date]. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community because of his long sideburns and leather jacket.

Hibbing High School¹

“Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and later in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.”

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Young Bob Dylan2

¹Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 5, 2016, as long as acknowledgement included.

²http://www.vintag.es/2013/05/young-bob-dylan.html

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