Rudolph G."Rudy" Perpich is born in Carson Lake, near Hibbing. The Iron Ranger became one of Minnesota's most colorful governors, serving from 1976 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991. He sent National Guard troops to Austin to quell tensions during the Hormel strike in 1986, and he signed a law returning the state's drinking age to twenty-one. During his terms the state lottery was established, and education was heavily funded. He died on November 21, 1995.