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Private Milburn Henke of Hutchinson, Minnesota was the first enlisted man to land with the first American Expeditionary Force in Europe in WWII on January 26, 1942. |
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Candy maker Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar in 1923. Mars marketed the Snickers bar in 1930 and introduced the 5 cent Three Musketeers bar in 1937. The original 3 Musketeers bar contained 3 bars in one wrapper. |
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The Hull-Rust mine in Hibbing, Minnesota became the largest open-pit mine in the world. |
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