April 30, 1803

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.

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April 29, 1984

A 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 Day in History.

Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 28, 1871

A lake monster was seen in Lake Pepin.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 27, 1942

A tornado in Ortonville and Dumont kills two people.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 26

Father Lucien arrives in St. Peter’s to organize a Catholic church.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 25

A 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.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 24, 1914

Thousands of frogs overran Melrose. They said that the frogs migrating pattern runs through that town.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 23, 1857

Samuel Medry takes the office as the 3rd territorial governor. He stepped down from office 13 months later when Minnesota became a state.

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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 22, 1818

Caddwallader 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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Thanks also to Minnesota’s Learn and Serve America Service Learning Program for their help.

April 21, 1883

Clarenence “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 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.