This Day in Minnesota History
Today's Date:
Donald McDonald receives the first steamboat shipment of cargo to the settlement that would become St. Paul. Six barrels of whiskey are delivered to McDonald's shop, the "Half-Way House," in Inyan Tipi (Fountain Cave).
Mark Twain visits St. Paul while compiling research for his book Life on the Mississippi, which he publishes the following year.
Minnesotan Charles A. Lindbergh, a native of Little Falls, lands his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis outside Paris, sealing his achievement as the first person to complete a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
During the Minneapolis teamsters' strike, violence erupts between picketers blocking trucks driven by non-unionists and an army hired by the Citizens Alliance, a union of local employers. Thirty Minneapolis policemen and a number of army deputies are hospitalized after the brawl.
In Metropolitan Stadium's first sellout game, the Minnesota Twins lose a doubleheader to Cleveland before a crowd of 30,999.
Forestville State Park is formally dedicated, having been open to the public since 1968.