As 3M employees celebrated 3M’s centennial anniversary, “3M Company” becomes the legal name for 3M—originally incorporated as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. 2004 – Milestone Sales For the first time in 3M’s history, sales topped $20 billion in large part to the innovative new ...
There are times in sports forever etched in history. These are the moments that define the NFL. Now they've resonated with some of the biggest names in entertainment. From the NFL's greatest storyteller and today's most iconic entertainers, experience th
Gopher Engineers at the University of Minnesota develop Gopher, a new internet protocol and early competitor to the web. Gopher organizes documents using a tight hierarchy that can be accessed through Gopher clients, similar to web browsers. ...
McCahill from the U of Minnesota. Why is relevant? Text based, menu-driven interface to access internet resources. No need to remember or even know complex computer command. User Friendly Interface (?). Largely superseded by WWW, these days. ...
— Aug. 2, 2019: Kelly pleads not guiltyto federal charges accusing him of sexually abusing women and girls who attended his concerts, as his lawyers continue to label the alleged victims disgruntled “groupies.” — Aug. 5, 2019: Kelly is charged in Minnesota with prostitution and solic...
Funded by the British government, the project, called the "Difference Engine" fails due to the lack of technology at the time, according to the University of Minnesota. 1848: Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and the daughter of poet Lord Byron, writes the world's first computer ...
August 9, 1842 - The border between the United States and Canada is fixed east of the Rocky Mountains, including Maine and Minnesota, due to the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. More November 26, 1842 - The University of Notre Dame is founded by Father Edward Sorin of the Congregat...
Paul, Minnesota. April 3, 2004 On the penultimate day of the 2003-04 regular season, a loss by the Edmonton Oilers clinches the Predators' first-ever berth in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. April 7, 2004 The Predators head to Detroit to take on the top-seeded Red Wings in the ...
Learn the story of Cargill’s history, from processing grain in 1865 through building boats in World War II to leading innovation in agriculture today.
be all inclusive. This project aims to paint a picture of the breadth of Italian food here, from fine dining to red sauce to the ever-controversial “Hot Dago” sandwich. Most of all, we wanted to share what we found out about an often-overlooked part of Minnesota’s immigrant history....