Minneapolis, Minnesota

2020Murder of George Floyd: Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25 by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes. The killing, captured on video, sparked the largest protest movement in American history.

1880Flour Milling Capital of the World: Mills at the Falls of St. Anthony made Minneapolis the flour milling capital of the world. Companies like Pillsbury and General Mills were born here, processing Great Plains wheat into the nation's bread.

2007I-35W Bridge Collapse: The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour, killing 13 and injuring 145. The disaster exposed the dangerous state of America's aging infrastructure.

1934Teamsters Strike: A violent truckers' strike transformed Minneapolis labor relations. Pitched battles between strikers and police — including 'Bloody Friday' when police fired on strikers — made national headlines.

1856Minneapolis Founded at the Falls: Minneapolis was founded at the Falls of St. Anthony, the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River. The falls provided the waterpower that drove the city's flour and lumber mills.

1992Mall of America Opens: The Mall of America opened in nearby Bloomington as the largest shopping mall in the United States, with over 500 stores, an indoor amusement park, and 40 million visitors per year.

1961Minneapolis Music Scene: Bob Dylan, who attended the University of Minnesota, left Minneapolis for New York in 1961. Later, Prince would make Minneapolis a global music capital from his Paisley Park studio.

1919Duluth Lynchings Echo: The lynching of three Black circus workers in nearby Duluth shocked Minnesota and highlighted the racial violence that existed even in supposedly progressive Northern states.

1991World Series Victory: The Minnesota Twins won the World Series in one of the greatest Series ever played, with the decisive Game 7 going to extra innings at the Metrodome.

1950Corporate Headquarters Hub: Minneapolis became home to an extraordinary concentration of Fortune 500 companies including Target, 3M, General Mills, Best Buy, and UnitedHealth — more per capita than almost any American city.