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This Day in Minnesota History

January 31, 1929

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ISBN: 0873514165
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The Foshay Tower is dedicated in Minneapolis. Hiring John Sousa to write and perform a march for the occasion, Wilbur Foshay throws a splendid grand-opening party, a final display of extravagance before the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent economic depression that ruins him.

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First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: August 31, 2022