1884 - events in the United States: Construction begins on Chicago’s 1st skyscraper (10 stories) Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloes Island (NYC) George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for his 1st presidential term. Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC In Minneapolis in 1884: The minor league baseball team, the Minneapolis Millers was formed. The West Hotel on Hennepin Avenue opened – the first world class hotel in the city. William Ragan began construction of his first house on Milwaukee Avenue, followed by many more. 1971 –Events in the United States: Richard Nixon inaugurated as U.S. president The landmark television sitcom All In The Family, starring Carroll OConnor as Archie Bunker, begins its second season on CBS, with its locale in Minneapolis January 31 – Apollo program: Apollo 14 (carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell) lifts off on the third successful lunar landing mission. April 24 – Five hundred thousand people in Washington, DC and 125,000 in San Francisco march in protest against the Vietnam War. November 15 – Intel releases the worlds first commercially-available microprocessor, the Intel 4004. In Minneapolis in 1971: Former police officer Charles Stenvig was re-elected Minneapolis Mayor. In the 1973 election, Stenvig lost to DFL candidate Albert Hofstede. On December 12, the Cedar Theater (the present Cedar Cultural Center) offers a concert that features “The Music of the Triangle Bar, with appearances by musicians Dave Ray, Willie Murphy, Roy Alstad, Dean Carr and others. Minnesotas, and possibly the nations first gay marriage, occurred on a September day in 1971, officiated by Pastor Roger Lynn. On Nov 2, 1971, Larry Fortmann, president of newly re-constituted Seward West Project Area Committee, wrote a letter to the Minneapolis Housing and Redevelopment Authority executive director, stating “We have a fondness for old picturesque houses, Milwaukee Avenue runs through our heart. “
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