On This Date in Minnesota History: May 1

May 1, 1962 – The original and first Target store opened in Roseville, Minn.
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031697

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 30

April 30, 1803 - “By a treaty signed on [this date], the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million sq km (800,000 sq mi) of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The price was 60 million francs, about $15 million; $11,250,000 was to be paid directly, with the balance to be covered by the assumption by the United States of French debts to American citizens.”
http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 29

April 29, 1964 – Professional hockey player and coach Corey Millen was born in Cloquet, Minn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corey_Millen

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 28

April 28, 1849 - James Madison Goodhue, the first newspaper editor in Minn., issued the first edition of the Minnesota Pioneer in St. Paul.
http://www.co.goodhue.mn.us/visitors/ghc_history.aspx

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 20

April 20, 1921 – “Legislature passed the Minnesota Lynching Bill, that stipulates a law enforcement officer can be removed from duty for not stopping a lynching and that damages can be recovered by the victim's family. It was authored by civic activist Nellie G. Francis in direct response to the Duluth lynchings of 1920.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 19

April 19, 1983 - Joe Mauer, Major League catcher for the Minnesota Twins, was born in St. Paul. “He is the only catcher in Major League history to win three batting titles. He has also won three consecutive Gold Glove awards (2008–2010), and the 2009 AL MVP award.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mauer

On This Date in Minnesota History: April 18

April 18, 1983 – Erica Bouza, wife of Minneapolis Police Chief Tony Bouza, was one of 139 people arrested for trespassing during a protest at Honeywell Inc. headquarters in Minneapolis. She was part of the Honeywell Project protesting the “nuclear arms race by engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience.”
Minneapolis Star and Tribune; ‘Bouza’s wife is among those arrested”; April 19, 1983; pp. 1A-5A, 1B-2B.