July 16, 1898: Typhoid strikes at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
In 1898, 400 members of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry were hospitalized with typhoid after camping at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Joseph Manulik
December 1962: Oil spills into the Mississippi, triggering ecological disaster
In 1962 and 1963, industrial accidents spilled 3.5 million gallons of oil into the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers.
