May 31, 1819

William Mayo is born in England. He comes to the territory of Minnesota in 1855 and settles in Rochester. He founded the Mayo Clinic and was one of the first doctors to use the microscope in diagnosing patients.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

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May 30, 1871

The steamer St. Paul carries the first shipment of grain from the port of Duluth.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 29, 1919

Charles Strite of Stillwater applies for a patent for the first pop-up toaster. He will use it in his cafeteria.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 28, 1896

Minneapolis celebrates John H. Stevens Day. Stevens had built the first house on the west side of the Mississippi River in 1849, and on this day schoolchildren pulled the house to a location in Minnehaha Park.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 27, 1858

In Eden Prairie, about 150 Ojibwe attack and defeat Shakopee’s band of Dakota in the Battle of Shakopee, the final major battle between these tribes in Minnesota.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 26, 1900

Dr. Justus Ohage donates Harriet Island, named for schoolteacher Harriet Bishop, to the city of St. Paul.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 25, 1997

MN Twins retired Kirby Puckett’s uniform number.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 24, 1941

Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, MN.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

May 23, 1994

Tornadoes occur from Marshall, Minnesota, to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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

On May 22, 1925

A heat wave occurs at Tracy and New Ulm with temperatures of 100 degrees. Thirty-six hours later, on May 24, the temperature drops to 32 degrees.

Thanks to the following classes for the research on May’s Day in History.
Mary Frisk’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Julie Senden’s 4th grade, Chaska Elementary
Renee Boraas’s 4th grade media class, Victoria Elementary
Kathy Brown’s 4th grade East Union
Anna Edlund’s 4th grade Bluff Creek Elementary
Jen Froisland’s 4th grade Chanhassen Elementary
Cassie Pupovac’s 4th grade Clover Ridge Elementary
Julie Weise’s 4th grade Jonathan elementary
Gaye Guyton’sKindergarten, PAC

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