On this date in 1786, Joseph Nicolas Nicollet was born in Cluses, Savoy, France. Nicollet was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s.
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1924-07-23
On this date in 1924, the last of the St. Paul Fire Department’s horse drawn fire engines are retired. St. Paul’s first major fire occurred when a chapel, erected by the Rev. Mr. Neill, on Washington street, was burned to the ground in 1850.
1850-07-22
On this date in 1850, the steamboat “Yankee” leaves on a record setting trip up the Minnesota River to prove that it was navigable for large steamships by travelling upstream from Fort Snelling.
1875-08-31
On this date in 1875, Seth Eastman passes away in Washington D.C. at the age of 67. Born in Brunswick, Maine on January 24, 1808, Eastman was the eldest of 13 children of Robert and Sarah Lee Eastman.
1960-03-26
On this date in 1960, the National Basketball Association’s Minneapolis Lakers play their final game before moving to Los Angeles. The game was a 97-86 loss to the St. Louis Hawks in game 7 of the Western Division finals. The Lakers’ franchise began play in Minnesota in 1947 when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen purchased […]
