On this date in 1922, John W. Vessey Jr. is born in Minneapolis. Vessey was a 16 year-old Roosevelt High School student in 1939 when he falsely claimed to be 18 so he could join the Minnesota Army National Guard’s 59th Field Artillery Brigade, eventually seeing combat during World War II in the North African […]
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1849-06-28
On this date in 1849, the first stage line in Minnesota, established by Amherst Willoughby, began operation between St. Paul and St. Anthony (now Minneapolis).
1862-06-28
On this date in 1862, the St. Paul and Pacific Railway, the first railroad in Minnesota, sends its inaugural train on a ten-mile trip from St. Paul to St. Anthony (now Minneapolis). Officials from both cities took part in the excursion. The St. Paul and Pacific would eventually become part of the Great Northern Railway.
1861-06-26
On this date in 1861, companies “A” and “B” of the 2nd Regiment, Minnesota Infantry are mustered in at Fort Snelling. Company “B” included many men from Ramsey, Hennepin, Scott and Carver counties. Of the many engagements the 2nd Minnesota was involved in during the Civil War, some of the more significant ones were the […]
1924-06-24
On this date in 1924, Herbert Huse Bigelow, of the Brown and Bigelow publishing firm, is sentenced to three years in prison for income tax evasion. He had long argued that an income tax punished initiative, and he had expected to be fined rather than jailed for his transgression. (MNopedia)
