The 2008 Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown Saint Paul the first four days of September.
Jeff Weise, acting alone, killed 10 people, including five students, his grandfather, himself.
Prince Rogers Nelson was born and raised in Minneapolis. Prince arrived on the music scene in the late Seventies, and it didn’t take long for him to upend the music world with his startling music a...
Paul Molitor's career was forged on the strength of collecting base hits, versatility in the field and savvy on the base paths. As a member of the Brewers, Twins, and Blue Jays, the seven-time All-...
Minneapolis native Peter Agre receives the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of water channels in cell membranes.
The Rocori High Schhol shootings occurred in Cold Spring, Minnesota, on September 24, 2003. Then 15-year-old John Jason McLaughlin shot and killed high school Seth Bartell, 15, and Aaron Rollins, 17.
Tim Pawlenty takes office as the state's 39th governor.
On January 29, 2002, Mee Moua took office as the first Hmong woman to be elected to the Minnesota Senate. She holds the highest office of any Hmong American politician and has served as a majority ...
Jesse Ventura takes office as the state's 38th governor. Learn more: Governors of Minnesota, Minnesota Historical SocietyMore photos in the Minnesota Historical Society Photo and Art Database...
Best known for their use of the film noir style, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, natives Joel and Ethan Coen have created a successful niche in Hollywood by the time they release Fargo in 1996. The mo...
Thoroughbred racing returns to Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Originally opening in 1985, the track faced stiff competition with the lottery and casino gambling that forced its closure in 1992. I...
More than 5,000 people make history by posing for a "Minnesota family portrait" at the opening of the Minnesota History Center on October 17, 1992.
The Mall of America opened in 1992 on land formerly occupied by the Metropolitan Sports Arena and Met Stadium, the original home of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. A crowd of 15,000 shoppers—som...
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