1. In 1859, Minnesota became the 32nd state admitted to the Union.

2. On October 6, 1926, high school student Robert Zimmerman, who later changed his name to Bob Dylan, was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

3. In 1965, the Minnesota Twins won their first American League pennant on October 6, after defeating the Kansas City Athletics.

4. On October 6, 1979, the first 10-mile Twin Cities Marathon was held, which has since become an annual event attracting runners from all over the world.

5. In 2007, the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed on October 6, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others in one of the most devastating bridge disasters in U.S. history. The tragedy led to significant changes in infrastructure safety and inspection standards nationwide.