On This Date in Minnesota History: July 20

July 20, 1940 – With temperatures in the low 90s for most of the day, opening day for the first Minneapolis Aquatennial celebration was hot and crowded. Approximately 200,000 spectators watched the Aquatennial Parade’s five-mile march down the parade route. The streets were lined two hours before the 4:30 p.m. start time.

“In the line of march were a national record number of 86 floats, in addition to 50 bands and drum and bugle corps and scores of uniformed marching units.”

In other events, 5,500 spectators listened to western movie star and radio performer Gene Autry sing and watched rodeo stars perform bulldogging, bronco-riding and other hazardous tricks. 

Minneapolis Tribune; July 21, 1940; “Giant Parade Launches Aquatennial To the Cheers of 200,000 Spectators”; pp. 1 and 2.

“5,500 Watch Gene Autry and Rodeo Stars in Opener”; p. 11

Gene Autry

http://www.streamingoldies.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3344

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 19

July 19, 1889 - Albert Bulow was hanged at gallows constructed near the Morrison County Courthouse on this date, thus being the only person in Morrison County to have been legally executed.¹

Caught in Verndale with Frank Eich’s horses and wagon, Burow confessed to shooting Eich of Buckman, Minn., in the neck on Nov. 24, 1888.¹ Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. offered his legal services, but Burrow declined.² During his March 1889 trial, Bulow pled guilty and was sentenced by Judge D. B. Searle to be hanged.<sup>1 

1</sup>http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/morrisoncountymurders.pdf

²Trenerry, Walter N.; Murder in Minnesota: A Collection of True Cases; The Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1962); p. 221

Morrison County Courthouse

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 18

July 18, 1962 – “Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison each hit a grand slam in the same inning. The Twins beat Cleveland.” 

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

Bob Allison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bob_Allison_1959.png

Harmon Killebrew

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harmon_Killebrew_1962.png

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 17

July 17, 1990 – “Playing against the Boston Red Sox on [this date], the Minnesota Twins became the first (and to date the only) team in baseball history to turn two triple plays in the same game. Both triple plays were 5-4-3 plays (Gary Gaetti – Al Newman – Kent Hrbek).  Jody Reed was the first out in the fourth inning play and the final out (batting) in the eighth inning play. Despite their defensive heroics, the Twins lost the game 1–0.” 

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

http://movies-theodorecalebkenneth.blogspot.com/2011/03/mn-twins-logo.html

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 16

July 16, 1986 – “Nancy Daugherty, 38, was found murdered in the bedroom of her Chisholm, Minn., home. She had been severely beaten and raped. Daugherty was a 38-year old mother of two, and worked as an aide in a local nursing home. She also volunteered as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Chisholm Ambulance Service.” Her murder has not been solved.

http://www.spotlightoncrime.org/case_daugherty_nancy.cfm

Nancy Daugherty

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 15

July 15, 1917 – “Washington County’s National Guard unit, Company K is called upon after the United States declares war on Germany. Because the company only [possessed] 20 men, three recruiters [traveled] the county in search of volunteers. The company [was] eventually assembled at the Stillwater Armory with a total of 150 men.”  

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/company-k-assembled-world-war-i/

Stillwater Armory

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Oct. 6, 2012, 

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On This Date in Minnesota History: July 14

July 14, 1917 – Dellwood, Minn., was incorporated as a village on this date. “There was no mayor, only a council consisting of a president and three trustees. The first president was Louis Rohlfing, a small farmer and landowner who operated an icehouse.” 

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/dellwoods-incorporation-village/

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Aug. 23, 2013, 

as long as acknowledgement included.

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