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1. In 1858, Minnesota was officially admitted as the 32nd state in the United States.
2. In 1902, the St. Louis County Fair Association was founded in Duluth. The fair grew to become one of the largest agricultural events in the region.
3. In 1957, the Minnesota Twins played their first game at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. The team was originally known as the Washington Senators before relocating to Minnesota.
4. In 1971, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that strip searches in public schools without reasonable suspicion were a violation of privacy rights.
5. In 1983, the Most Reverend John R. Roach was named the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He served in this role until his retirement in 1995.
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