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Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first to say 'Holy Cow' during a baseball broadcast.
Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables.
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Minnesota produces the most turkey in the USA.
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- 1783 - Republic of the United States of America gained eastern portion of Minnesota from Great Britain in American Revolution
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1787 - Eastern Minnesota designated part of American Northwest Territories of United States; first mapping of Minnesota completed by David Thompson of North West Company
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1803 - U. S. purchased Louisiana Territory from France, included western portion of Minnesota
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1818 - Northern boundary of Minnesota established at the forty-ninth parallel
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1832 - Henry R Schoolcraft discovers source of Mississippi River, Lake Itaska, in Minnesota
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 - 1849 - Minnesota Territory formed with present day eastern and southern boundaries set
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1854 - Minnesota
Minnesota, a territory of the United States, is bounded on the N. by British America, E. by Lake Superior and the State of Wisconsin, S. by Iowa and...Read MORE... - 1858 - Minnesota became 32nd state
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1862 - Dakota Indians attacked settlers for failure of land treaties and fiscal mistreatment by traders, 486 settlers killed;
38 Indians hung at Mankato; first railroad between Minneapolis and Saint Paul completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm 
1869 - The Minnesota House has passed a resolution removing the Capitol to Kandiyohi county. The female suffrage amendment was voted down.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 6, 1869- January 7, 1873 - A blizzard raged across the Great Plains. Many pioneers, unprepared for the cold and snow, perished in southwest Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.
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January 7, 1873 - 1884 - Minnesota iron ore dominance begins
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 - 1888 - Western Minnesota struck by major blizzard, 109 died
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1894 - September 1 – Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, kills more than 450 people.
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September 1, 1894 - 1898 - October 3 – Battle of Sugar Point: Ojibwe tribesmen defeat U.S. government troops in northern Minnesota.
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October 3, 1898 
Duluth Boat Club
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Big Island Park, Lake Minnetonka, Minn.
Postcard- 1901 - September 2 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
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September 2, 1901 - February 16, 1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record.
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February 16, 1903 - 1918 - October 12 – Cloquet Fire: The city of Cloquet, Minnesota, and nearby areas are destroyed in a fire, killing 453.
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October 12, 1918 - 1918 - Influenza killed 7,521; Cloquet and Moose Lake are destroyed forest fires (Minnesota)
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm 
Broadway, Looking South, Rochester, Minn.
Postcard- 1923 - Candy maker Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ minnesota.html - 1931 - Ancient remains of 20,000 year old skeleton nicknamed "Minnesota Man" found in Otter Tail County
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1940 - Blizzard struck Minnesota, over 16 inches of snow fell in 24 hours, 49 residents died, over $1,500,000 property was damaged
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm - 1971 - No Pig Greasing in Contests
Since 1971, in Minnesota, it has been considered a misdemeanor to operate, run, or participate in any activity where a pig is oiled up and released...Read MORE...
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Duluth Boat Club
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Big Island Park, Lake Minnetonka, Minn.
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Broadway, Looking South, Rochester, Minn.
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1783 - Republic of the United States of America gained eastern portion of Minnesota from Great Britain in American Revolution
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1787 - Eastern Minnesota designated part of American Northwest Territories of United States; first mapping of Minnesota completed by David Thompson of North West Company
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1803 - U. S. purchased Louisiana Territory from France, included western portion of Minnesota
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1818 - Northern boundary of Minnesota established at the forty-ninth parallel
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1832 - Henry R Schoolcraft discovers source of Mississippi River, Lake Itaska, in Minnesota
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
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1849 - Minnesota Territory formed with present day eastern and southern boundaries set
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1854 - Minnesota
Minnesota, a territory of the United States, is bounded on the N. by British America, E. by Lake Superior and the State of Wisconsin, S. by Iowa and... Read MORE...
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1858 - Minnesota became 32nd state
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1862 - Dakota Indians attacked settlers for failure of land treaties and fiscal mistreatment by traders, 486 settlers killed;
38 Indians hung at Mankato; first railroad between Minneapolis and Saint Paul completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
1869 - The Minnesota House has passed a resolution removing the Capitol to Kandiyohi county. The female suffrage amendment was voted down.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 6, 1869
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January 7, 1873 - A blizzard raged across the Great Plains. Many pioneers, unprepared for the cold and snow, perished in southwest Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.
WeatherForYou.com
January 7, 1873
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1884 - Minnesota iron ore dominance begins
The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996
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1888 - Western Minnesota struck by major blizzard, 109 died
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1894 - September 1 – Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, kills more than 450 people.
wikipedia.org
September 1, 1894
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1898 - October 3 – Battle of Sugar Point: Ojibwe tribesmen defeat U.S. government troops in northern Minnesota.
wikipedia.org
October 3, 1898
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1901 - September 2 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
wikipedia.org
September 2, 1901
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February 16, 1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees below zero to establish a state record.
WeatherForYou.com
February 16, 1903
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1918 - Influenza killed 7,521; Cloquet and Moose Lake are destroyed forest fires (Minnesota)
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1918 - October 12 – Cloquet Fire: The city of Cloquet, Minnesota, and nearby areas are destroyed in a fire, killing 453.
wikipedia.org
October 12, 1918
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1923 - Candy maker Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ minnesota.html
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1931 - Ancient remains of 20,000 year old skeleton nicknamed "Minnesota Man" found in Otter Tail County
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1940 - Blizzard struck Minnesota, over 16 inches of snow fell in 24 hours, 49 residents died, over $1,500,000 property was damaged
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ mntimeln.htm
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1971 - No Pig Greasing in Contests
Since 1971, in Minnesota, it has been considered a misdemeanor to operate, run, or participate in any activity where a pig is oiled up and released... Read MORE...
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