The Louisiana Purchase was signed.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.
Archive for April, 2008
April 30, 1803
April 30, 2008April 29, 1984
April 29, 2008A late season snowstorm drops 9.2 inches of snow on the Twin Cities, bringing the season’s snow total to record 98.4 inches.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s [...]
April 28, 1871
April 28, 2008A lake monster was seen in Lake Pepin.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for [...]
April 27, 1942
April 27, 2008A tornado in Ortonville and Dumont kills two people.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program [...]
April 26
April 26, 2008Father Lucien arrives in St. Peter’s to organize a Catholic church.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service [...]
April 25
April 25, 2008A world record was broke in longest distance traveled in a hot air balloon. W.T. VanOrman ended in Rochester with a record distance of 1, 179.9 miles.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School [...]
April 24, 1914
April 24, 2008Thousands of frogs overran Melrose. They said that the frogs migrating pattern runs through that town.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on April’s Day in History.
Thanks also to Minnesota’s [...]
April 23, 1857
April 23, 2008Samuel Medry takes the office as the 3rd territorial governor. He stepped down from office 13 months later when Minnesota became a state.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mrs. Leistmeister’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School for the research on [...]
April 22, 1818
April 22, 2008Caddwallader C. Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine. A pioneer in the state’s flour-milling industry, Washburn would build his first his first mill at St. Anthony Falls in 1866 and his Washburn-Crosby Company would market Gold Metal flour.
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April 21, 1883
April 21, 2008Clarenence “Cap” Wigington was born in Kansas. He was Minnesota’s first African American known architect. He designed civic and residential buildings in St. Paul, and created six designs for St. Paul winter carnival ice palaces during his long career.
Thanks to Mr. Berget’s 6th grade class Morris Area elementary School, Mr. Witt’s 6th grade class Morris [...]
