This Day in Minnesota History
Today's Date:
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.
Twin City Savings and Loan Association is chartered. The $7 million institution assisted thousands of area families in becoming homeowners.
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.
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.