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1863

Winfield Scott Hammond is born in Southborough, Massachusetts. Prior to becoming the state's eighteenth governor, he function in various educational capacities: as high school principal in Mankato, superintendent of schools in Madelia, and president of the school board of St. James. He died on December 30, 1915, the second governor to die while in office.

1992

Jackpot Junction Casino, run by the Mdewakanton Dakota on the Lower Sioux Reservation in Morton, celebrates its eighth anniversary (November 16–18). It is the first Native American casino in Minnesota. Originally a bingo parlor, by 1988 it had become a fully operational casino.