A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
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November 6
| 1854 |
Thirty-one individuals form the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, St. Paul's first volunteer fire-fighting force. |
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| 1860 |
On the same day that Minnesota votes for Abraham Lincoln for president, a horse race in Freeborn County determines the county seat. Albert Lea and Itasca had both been vying for the honor, and corruption and vote buying ran rampant. Adding to the excitement, an Albert Lea racehorse, Old Tom, had been put up to run a race against Itasca's best. The businessmen of Itasca had secretly bought an Iowa racehorse named Fly, the plan being to encourage Albert Lea's folks to bet on Old Tom, win their money, and then buy votes for Itasca. Old Tom won the race, and Itasca lost its money and the county seat. |
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| 1874 |
St. Olaf College is incorporated, growing out of the Reverend Julius Muus's preparatory school in Holden. Classes begin on November 6, 1875. |
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| 1887 |
The Virginia Street Church (Swedenborgian), designed by architect Cass Gilbert, is dedicated in St. Paul. |
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| 1990 |
Edwina Garcia is elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives, becoming the first Latina woman to serve in the state legislature. She serves for four terms in total, from 1991 to 1999. |
 A migratory diver of the loon family, the common loon (Gavia immer) has been important to people living in the Great Lakes region for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Its striking calls and black-and-white summer plumage have made it an emblem of Minnesota, where more of the birds live than in any other state except Alaska. The loon became Minnesota’s state bird in 1961. |
 The Vietnamese Catholic community at St. Adalbert Church in St. Paul (265 Charles Avenue) began growing in 1990, after Father Tim Kernan sponsored two Vietnamese families. Between 1990 and 2003, that community flourished due to increased immigration, a strong sense of faith, and the desire to maintain Vietnamese heritage in the youth being born in Minnesota. |
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