Minnesota History By williamnelson Sep 15, 1849 Minnesota Becomes a Territory May 11, 1858 Minnesota Becomes the 32 state to the union Dec 26, 1862 38 indians were hung because of the dakota conflict May 7, 1881 St Paul Minnesota is Destroyed by fire St Paul is destroyed by fire Jan 12, 1888 blizzerd takes 109 lives May 6, 1896 Ground broke for new State Capitol building Jun 2, 1905 New State Capitol building opened Aug 22, 1912 Coya Knutson born first women elected to congress from Minnesota Aug 27, 1924 Rosalie Wahl born first women named to the Minnesota Surpeme Court Mar 11, 1934 Jon Dilliger escpes a gun battle with FBI agents Jan 3, 1949 Hubert Humphrey starts first term as US senator Jun 7, 1958 Prince Rodgers Nelson the artest formally known as Price is born at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis Jan 20, 1965 Hubert Humphery starts serving as vice-president under Lydon B. Johnson Nov 1, 1991 Largest Snowstorm hits minnesota with a record breaking 24 inches of snow in 24 hours Feb 2, 1996 Tower,Minnesota records the coldest ever in minnesota history at -60 Degrees
