Congress extends the area of Michigan Territory, bringing present-day Minnesota under its domain. The boundary persisted until the creation of Wisconsin Territory in 1836.

The taxicab drivers of the Twin Cities split from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to establish their own union, the Guild of Taxi Drivers and Associated Workers.

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.

Sunrayce 93 concludes in Apple Valley, near the Minnesota Zoo. The six-day race of solar-powered one-passenger cars on a route from Texas to Minnesota was a competition between engineering students from schools across the country. Activities at the finish include solar-powered boat races on Lake Nokomis.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II open the St. Lawrence Seaway in an official ceremony in Montreal. The seaway connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, making Duluth and other lake cities international ports.

A young woman wearing "bloomers," or Turkish-style pants, steps onto the St. Paul levee. She creates quite a sensation, with James M. Goodhue, editor of the Minnesota Pioneer, noting that "the girl looked remarkably well, as far as we could see." Thus Amelia Bloomer, who on the East Coast was attempting to reform the style of women's clothing, made her influence known in the Midwest.

Congress appropriates $7,000 to survey the boundary line between the Ojibwe and Dakota, which had been agreed upon in the treaty of 1825 at Prairie du Chien. The line is eventually drawn from the Chippewa River to Otter Tail Lake.

Runners participate in the first Grandma's Marathon, from Two Harbors to Duluth. Named for its first major sponsor, the Duluth-based Grandma's restaurants, the race grew to draw over 8,500 participants annually.

Territorial governor Alexander Ramsey arrives in St. Paul with his wife, Anna, their son, and a nurse. The governor had stayed in Mendota with Henry H. Sibley for about a month before moving to the capital. Ramsey, who was thirty-four, found a town of 800 people and no preparations for his arrival. The family set up house in an abandoned saloon.

The United States Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Eveleth, the capital of American hockey.