December 2, 1858

The term “Land of Lakes” is first applied to Minnesota.

Thanks to Anthony Middle School, Minneapolis, MN- teacher Paul Sommers and student Zachary Reidell, and Northeast middle school-teacher Patricia Nelson and the after-school History Club and MPS Community Educationfor the research on December’s Day in History.

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

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December 1, 1872

Small pox is prevalent in Minnesota. Widespread call for vaccinations.

Thanks to Anthony Middle School, Minneapolis, MN- teacher Paul Sommers and student Zachary Reidell, and Northeast middle school-teacher Patricia Nelson and the after-school History Club and MPS Community Educationfor the research on December’s Day in History.

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

November 30, 1881

The first state capitol building burns

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 29, 1991

14 inches of snow fell just a month after the ‘storm of the century’

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 28, 1922

Lake of the Woods County is established.

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 27, 1905

The blizzard at Duluth, known as the Mataafa storm, carries 60-mile-per-hour winds that destroy eighteen ships and disable the North Shore. The storm leads to the construction of Split Rock Lighthouse in 1910.

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 26, 1922

The creator/cartoonist of ‘Peanuts’, Charles M. Schulz was born in Minneapolis

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 25, 1946

The first organized teachers’ strike in the nation happened. 1,165 St. Paul school teachers walked out

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 24, 1864

Governor Stephen Miller declares a Thanksgiving holiday, in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s recommendation that the last Thursday in November be used for this purpose. Minnesota had celebrated Thanksgiving Day before, usually in December.

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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

November 23, 1910

Pennington County is created. It commemorates Edmund Pennington, president of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) Railroad.

Thanks to Carver Scott Educational Cooperative-students in the Stepping Stones and Ascent Programs for the research on November’s Day in History.

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