This Day in Minnesota History
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In the treaty ending the French and Indian War (a part of the Seven Years' War in Europe), France transfers to Britain the territory that later became Minnesota.
Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike, exploring the Upper Mississippi territory included in the recent Louisiana Purchase, arrives at the North West Company post on Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag (Leech Lake). Incensed that the British Union Jack still flies there, he orders it shot down and replaced with the Stars and Stripes. Pike was something of an ingrate, however, as he enjoyed the hospitality of the post both before and after the incident. British fur traders remained in the region until the end of the War of 1812.
About 250 demonstrators in Minneapolis protest the Vietnam War with a march from the University of Minnesota campus to the Federal Building on Washington Avenue, where they throw a few snowballs and then disperse to distribute leaflets and "get into raps with people about the war."