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Minnesota classifies as a territory.
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First Minnesota territorial meeting takes place.
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Congress makes an announcement authorizing a government for Minnesota.
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Congress approves the Minnesota constitution and announces that Minnesota is the 32nd state to join the union.
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Minnesota voters ratify the constitutional amendment giving African Americans the right to vote.
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The Minnesota legislature meets in the new Capitol building for the first time.
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Minnesota voters ratify a constitutional amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
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The Democratic-Farmer-Labor party gained control of the Legislature, this is the first time since 1859 that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party has majority in both houses.
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Dee Long is elected to be the first woman speaker of the Minnesota House.
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Minnesota voters elect Amy Klobuchar to be the first woman in the senate from Minnesota and Keith Ellison to be Minnesota's first black congressman and the first Muslim congressman.