1. In 1857, Minnesota officially became a state. March 28 was the day that President James Buchanan signed the statehood bill into law, making Minnesota the 32nd state in the union.

2. In 1910, the deadliest tornado in Minnesota's history struck. The F5 tornado, known as the "New Richmond Tornado," swept through several Minnesota towns and killed 156 people. It remains one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.

3. On March 28, 1941, the first commercial flight of Northwest Airlines took off. The route was from Minneapolis to Chicago, and the plane was a Douglas DC-3. Northwest Airlines later became part of Delta Airlines.

4. In 1979, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan visited his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, for the first time in ten years. He played a concert at the local high school to raise money for the school's music department.

5. Finally, in 1994, the Minnesota Twins played their first regular-season game indoors at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Twins had played at outdoor stadiums since their inception in 1961, but the Metrodome's unique air-supported roof allowed for year-round play.