This Day in Minnesota History

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Today's Date: April 1

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1880

An act of Congress places Fort Ripley Military Reservation in the public domain, making the land available for settler-colonists. The fort, located on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Crow Wing River, had been established in 1849 and was abandoned by the army in 1878.
1923

Twin City Savings and Loan Association is chartered. The $7 million institution assisted thousands of area families in becoming homeowners.
1924

Six hundred women attend a Women's Safe Driver Automobile School at the YWCA, sponsored by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, the St. Paul Association Safety Division, and the Dunwoody Institute.
1984

Future Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura and Mr. Saito take on Baron Von Raschke and The Crusher in front of 18,000 fans at Chicago Stadium in an American Wrestling Association-sanctioned match-up. Ventura and Saito win by disqualification.