Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. It is the 12th-largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd-most populous, with about 5.7 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" but actually has 14,380 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten acres each; roughly a third of the state is forested; much of the remainder is prairie and farmland. More than 60% of Minnesotans live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, known as the "Twin Cities", the state's main political, economic, and cultural hub and the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Other minor metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas include Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.

Some of the key events about Minnesota

1858
Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state of the United States
1862
The largest mass execution in U.S. history occurred with the hanging of 38 Dakota men in Mankato
1867
The University of Minnesota was founded as the state's land-grant university
1883
The Mayo Clinic was established in Rochester, becoming a world-renowned medical center
1901
The first iron ore was shipped from the Mesabi Range, beginning Minnesota's mining industry
1914
The first commercial flight in the United States took off from St. Petersburg, Florida, and landed in Tampa
1918
The Cloquet Fire devastated northeastern Minnesota, killing 453 people and destroying 38 communities
1920
A violent lynching of three African American men took place in Duluth
1934
The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike turned violent, resulting in two deaths and 67 injuries
1940
The Armistice Day Blizzard struck unexpectedly, killing 49 people in Minnesota
1956
The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) introduced Scotch tape, revolutionizing the adhesive industry
1960
The first successful open heart surgery using cross-circulation was performed at the University of Minnesota
1965
A series of powerful tornadoes hit the Twin Cities area, killing 13 people and injuring hundreds
1967
The Metropolitan Sports Center opened, becoming home to the Minnesota North Stars hockey team
1985
The collapse of 168 farms was triggered by a severe agricultural crisis
1991
The Halloween Blizzard paralyzed the state, causing $100 million in damage and claiming 22 lives
1992
The Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the United States, opened in Bloomington
2007
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour, killing 13 people
2016
The US Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings, opened in Minneapolis
2020
Widespread civil unrest and rioting erupted in Minneapolis following a high-profile death in police custody

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