September 20, 1863

At the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, the Second Minnesota is one of the few Union units on hand to repel a fierce Confederate attack. Casualties claim one, third of the regiment, with forty, five died, 103 wounded, and fourteen captured out of the 382 engaged in battle.

Thanks to Mrs. Judi Vittito’s 6th grade class at Northfield Middle School for the research on September’s Day in History.

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

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September 19, 1980

A hail storm in St. Paul, with stones as large as baseballs, smashed windshields and damages over 70 percent of the glass in the city’s greenhouses.

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

September 18,1844

Captain Seth Eastman became commander of Fort Snelling for a second time.

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

September 17, 1863

Earliest snowfall ever recorded in the Twin Cities.

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September 16, 1885

Macalester College opened its St. Paul campus. Originally known as Baldwin School, it was renamed for Charles Macalester, owner of the Winslow House, a hotel in Minneapolis where classes were first held. Macalester agreed to donate the hotel to the college in 1874.

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

September 15, 1862

The state of Minnesota and the Ojibwe living near Crow Wing signed a peace treaty. Negotiated to alleviate settlers’ fears that the Ojibwe would join in the U.S.–Dakota War, in truth the agreement was void because the state does not have the power to make treaties.

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September 14, 1871

Newspaper editor Horace Greeley gave the principal address at a Hennepin County agricultural fair held in Minneapolis. In his speech he advocated federal and state regulations for the protection of farmers.

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September 13, 1930

Duluth’s municipal airport was dedicated and a crowd of 15,000 attended the ceremony and air show.

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

September 12, 1883

The Little Sisters of the Poor established their convent in St. Paul. The Sisters began as a Hospitallers Order in Saint Servan, Brittany, France, dedicated to serving the elderly poor and infirm, and they maintain convents and hospitality houses all over the world.

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

September 11, 1942

A squall line crossed southern Minnesota, leaving five dead and causing losses of $500,000.

Thanks to Mrs. Judi Vittito’s 6th grade class at Northfield Middle School for the research on September’s Day in History.

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