Mortal/History

1805	Unratified treaty by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike for possession of land in the land in the region.
1825	Fort Snelling military fortification completed.
1838	Pig’s Eye Landing settlement began.
1841	Chapel of Saint Paul build in Pig’s Eye settlement. Settlement renamed to St. Paul.
1849	St. Paul: Capital of Minnesota Territory. Squatters occupied military-reservation land on the west side of river (Minneapolis side) near St. Anthony Falls.
1850	Squatters given land and Minneapolis founded.
1851	Minneapolis: University of Minnesota founded.
1858	St. Paul: State Capitol when Minnesota admitted to Union.
1862	St. Paul: Northern Pacific Railway train departed on first trek.
1870	Minneapolis: Flour Milling Capital of World.
1886	St Paul: St. Paul Union Stockyard established.
1904	St. Paul: Devastating tornadoes and storms.
1914	Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport opens on Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory.
1950	St. Paul: Charles M. Schulz published 1st Charlie Brown strip.
1965	St. Paul: Beatlemania!
2004	Minneapolis: Mall of America opened.
2007	Minneapolis: Interstate 35W Bridge collapsed, 13 fatalities.