1993 Event Northwest Airlink plane crashes in Minn, killing 18 1993 Event Minn Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits 1991 Event Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7 1990 Event Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Event 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minn 1989 Event Minn Timberwolves' 1st NBA game, loses to Seattle, 106-94 1988 Event Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance 1988 Event Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (Minn), 22, crowned 62nd Miss America 1989 1986 Event Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart 1985 Event 56th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-1 at Humphrey Metrodome, Minn 1984 Event New Jersey Devils 1st shutout, Glenn Resch makes 42 saves beat Minn, 2-0 1981 Event Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1980 Event Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends 1977 Event Minn Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0 1976 Event Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977 1970 Event 70th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National Minn 1968 Event Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7) 1968 Event Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1968 Event Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th) 1968 Death Bill Masterson, (Minn Northstars), checked into the boards and killed 1967 Event Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1 1965 Event 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minn 1962 Event Minn Twins Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City A's, 1-0 1962 Event Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1962 Event Minn Twins Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew hit grand slams in 1st inn and Harmon Killebrew connect in a club-record, 11-run 1st inning 1962 Event Mister M (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne in Minn, to become NWA champ 1961 Event Twins agree on $500,000 payment to AA for Minn/St. Paul territory 1960 Birthday Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1958 Event Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium 1958 Event Calvin Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn 1943 Birthday Lance Rentzel, NFL receiver, Minn, LA, ex-husband of Joey Heatherton 1941 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ 1933 Event 1st modern sit-down strike, Hormel meat packers, Austin, Minn 1930 Event Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1922 Event 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) 1920 Event 1st commercial armored car introduced in St. Paul Minn 1916 Event 22nd U.S. Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN 1895 Event 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3) 1870 Event Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn 1862 Event 38 Santee Sioux Indians hanged in Mankato Minn, due to their uprising
